BIRKENHILL COMPUTING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC070779 · ltd · incorporated 1980-03-03
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 32.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£153.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 32.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £153,639
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£109k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Net Worth
£154k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£31k£61k£92k£123k£154kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£153.6k£152.4k
Current assets—£107.8k
Cash£109.2k£107.8k
Net assets£153.6k£152.4k

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-22
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2021-11-27
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    LUMSDEN, Frances Helen Ruth resigned
    secretary
  8. 2021-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-20
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-09-19
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    SADLER, Steven appointed
    director
  11. 2020-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-16
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  15. 2016-11-09
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  18. 1994-12-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 1994-02-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  20. 1980-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BIRKENHILL COMPUTING SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SADLER, Steven (same surname) appointed 2021-09-19. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Reed Sadler
Individual · British · DOB 01/1944 · age 82
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest01/08/2016

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
Incorporated1980-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Arribeg Upper Lybster
Lybster
Caithness
KW3 6AT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SADLER, Reed→
director · ~82y
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Active
SADLER, Steven→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-09-19
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Active
LUMSDEN, Frances Helen Ruth→
secretary · resigned 2021-11-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property13/02/199401/12/1994

Recent filings (101 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-18