BLUEBIRDS HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC582247 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-8.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,124

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£8k
↓ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£8k-£4k-£243£4k£8k£12kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.5k£8.4k
Current assets£8.9k£11.6k
Cash£429
Debtors£4.0k£6.2k
Net assets£-8.1k£-4.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-06-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-12
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2020-02-11
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2019-11-11
    📄
    withdrawal-of-the-directors-register-information-from-the-public-register
    officers · EW01
  14. 2019-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-11-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUEBIRDS HOLDINGS LIMITED
  17. 2017-11-22
    MCNEIL, Wendy appointed
    director
  18. 2017-11-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Wendy Mcneil
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting22/11/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-11-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

98 New Sneddon Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 2BD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCNEIL, Wendy
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-11-22
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Recent filings (24 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24