BIRNAM PACKAGING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC135593 · ltd · incorporated 1991-12-13
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.1y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £0 | £0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-09-30➖HAMILTON, Ian Michael resignedsecretary
- 1999-12-07🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1993-04-22🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Seta Travel Limited
- 1993-04-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Seta Travel Limited
- 1992-04-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1992-03-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1992-01-15➕WILSON, Thomas appointeddirector
- 1992-01-15➕HAMILTON, Ian Michael appointedsecretary
- 1992-01-15➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-01-15➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1991-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRNAM PACKAGING LIMITED
- 1991-12-13➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-12-13➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Wilson Individual · British · DOB 09/1945 · age 81 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Sanderson Neill Ltdceased 01/11/2025· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-12-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
38 Ascot Court
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G12 0BB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
WILSON, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 1992-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMILTON, Ian Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-01-15 · resigned 2009-09-30
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-12-13 · resigned 1992-01-15
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-12-13 · resigned 1992-01-15
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Seta Travel Seta Travel Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 22/04/1993 | — | |
| outstanding | Seta Travel Seta Travel Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 16/04/1993 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 23/04/1992 | 07/12/1999 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 05/03/1992 | — |
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Recent filings (93 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-12