BIRDS FRIED CHICKEN LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC838197 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRDS FRIED CHICKEN LTD
- 2025-02-18➕MCKENNA, Peter Matthew appointeddirector
- 2025-02-18➕WATKINS, Nicholas Peter appointeddirector
- 2025-02-18➕MCKENNA, Peter Matthew appointeddirector
- 2025-02-18➖MCKENNA, Peter Matthew resigneddirector
- 2025-02-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Peter Watkins Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1982 · age 44 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 18/02/2025 |
Mr Peter Matthew Mckenna Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/02/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Matthew Mckennaceased 18/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services
Registered office
Advantage Accounting Advantage Accounting
Pavillion 2, Finnieston Business Park, Minerva Way
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G3 8AU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MCKENNA, Peter Matthew→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-02-18
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WATKINS, Nicholas Peter→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-02-18
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MCKENNA, Peter Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-02-18 · resigned 2025-02-18
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-18