BIRCH ROASTING CO LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key 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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-7.7k | £2.5k |
| Current assets | £9.7k | £6.1k |
| Cash | £3.0k | £2.5k |
| Debtors | £4.7k | £3.6k |
| Net assets | £-7.7k | £2.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-03-09📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRCH ROASTING CO LTD
- 2023-02-08➕MUNRO, Niall appointeddirector
- 2023-02-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Bench (Skye) Holdings Ltd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bench (Skye) Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 09/02/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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