BIRNIE LANDFILL LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). 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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 28.4y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-01-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-01-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1998-05-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1998-01-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1997-12-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRNIE LANDFILL LIMITED
- 1997-12-24➕WALLACE, Agnes appointedsecretary
- 1997-12-24➕MOFFAT, James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 28 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
cleanGroup structure
Parkview Fife Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parkview Fife Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/01/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr James Moffatceased 14/01/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest
- Mrs Edna Doreen Moffatceased 14/01/2023· 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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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 06/05/1998 | 09/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 19/01/1998 | 09/01/2016 |