BIRCH UTILITY SERVICES LIMITED
Company number 06996561 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Birch Utility Services is a growing business with strong revenue momentum (£8.1M to £14.8M over four years) and improving net worth, but presents a material liquidity concern with cash reserves declining 76% over the same period despite profitable operations. The company's concentrated customer base in utility arboricultural services creates significant contract risk, and continued dividend extraction of £200k annually whilst cash deteriorates raises questions about financial stewardship priorities. A conditional approval with cash flow covenants, dividend restrictions, and enhanced monitoring of major contract renewals is recommended.
Shareholders' funds
£1,245,028
Balance sheet as at 2024-09-30
What it does
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of arboricultural services.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2009-08-20
- Employees
- 221 (2024 accounts · was 186 in 2023)
- Registered office
- Ground Floor Keble House, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom, EX1 1NT
- Postcode
- EX1 1NT
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Medium
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-09-30
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-20
- Next due by
- 2027-09-03
Nature of business (SIC)
- 2100 Silviculture and other forestry activities
- 2200 Logging
Officers 3 current
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA456093 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- birchutilityservices.co.uk
- Phone
- 01452740378, 01626862633, 01437765997
Birch Utility Services are Utility Arboricultural & Vegetation Management Specialists with a reputation that people trust.
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| GROUND FLOOR VANTAGE POINT WOODWATER PARK, PYNES HILL, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 5FD | 2018-04-17 |
| 2ND FLOOR 145-157 ST JOHN STREET, LONDON, EC1V 4PY, UNITED KINGDOM | 2009-12-08 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 48 similar companies in EX
The largest employer among its local peers (221 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2009.
No.3 of the largest silviculture and other forestry activities companies in Exeter →
Competitors Exeter
This company ranks 3 among silviculture and other forestry activities in Exeter.
The class of 2009
21%
of the 315,096 companies incorporated in 2009 are still active today; 77% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.