THOMAS BURNLEY & SONS,LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00038376 · ltd · incorporated 1893-03-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
36 officers (4 active, 36 linked, 25 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
178 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (83 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2025-09-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-30
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  5. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-04-03
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2024-03-27
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  9. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-01-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-01-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-01-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-12-31
    OATEN, Andrew Peter appointed
    director
  16. 2022-12-31
    SOAL, Jeffrey Stuart Bertram appointed
    director
  17. 2022-12-31
    GUNNINGHAM, James Douglas resigned
    director
  18. 2022-12-31
    KIDD, Nicholas James resigned
    director
  19. 2022-12-31
    READE, Richard Charles resigned
    director
  20. 2022-11-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  21. 2022-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2022-05-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-09-27
    KERMALLI, Arif appointed
    director
  26. 2019-09-27
    GUNNINGHAM, James Douglas appointed
    director
  27. 2019-09-27
    KIDD, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  28. 2019-09-27
    COATS PATONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  29. 2019-09-27
    I P CLARKE & COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 2015-01-08
    READE, Richard Charles appointed
    director
  31. 2015-01-08
    SAUNT, Timothy Patrick resigned
    director
  32. 2015-01-08
    SAUNT, Timothy Patrick resigned
    director
  33. 2010-09-13
    SAUNT, Timothy Patrick appointed
    director
  34. 2010-09-13
    SAUNT, Timothy Patrick appointed
    director
  35. 2006-09-11
    BEVAN, Roger resigned
    director
  36. 2006-09-11
    MEREDITH, Gillian Carol resigned
    director
  37. 2006-09-11
    COATS PATONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  38. 2006-09-11
    I P CLARKE & COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  39. 2006-08-16
    COATS PATONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2006-08-16
    ALDRIDGE, Gemma Jane Constance resigned
    secretary
  41. 2006-08-16
    ALDRIDGE, Gemma Jane Constance resigned
    director
  42. 2006-07-31
    GIBSON, Carolyn Ann resigned
    secretary
  43. 2005-07-01
    GIBSON, Carolyn Ann appointed
    secretary
  44. 2004-07-30
    BEVAN, Roger appointed
    director
  45. 2004-07-30
    HEALY, Christopher William resigned
    director
  46. 2004-04-23
    ROSE, Belinda resigned
    secretary
  47. 2003-04-28
    ROSE, Belinda appointed
    secretary
  48. 2003-03-31
    DAVIES, Stephen William resigned
    director
  49. 2003-03-31
    MEREDITH, Gillian Carol appointed
    director
  50. 2001-09-06
    JENKINS, David Huw resigned
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 83 events

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 133 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.)

Group structure

I.P. Clarke & Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
I.P. Clarke & Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
THOMAS BURNLEY & SONS,LIMITED
This company · 00038376

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
I.P. Clarke & Company Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1893-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

4th Floor 14 Aldermanbury Square
London
EC2V 7HS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (4 active · 32 resigned)

COATS PATONS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-16
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Active
KERMALLI, Arif
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-09-27
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Active
OATEN, Andrew Peter
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-12-31
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Active
SOAL, Jeffrey Stuart Bertram
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-12-31
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Active
ALDRIDGE, Gemma Jane Constance
secretary · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2006-08-16
Resigned
GIBSON, Carolyn Ann
secretary · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2006-07-31
Resigned
GRAY, David Anthony
secretary · resigned 1995-11-01
Resigned
JENKINS, David Huw
secretary · appointed 2001-06-16 · resigned 2001-09-06
Resigned
ROSE, Belinda
secretary · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2004-04-23
Resigned
STEPHENS, Julia
secretary · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2001-06-16
Resigned
TAYLOR, Catherine Jane Davison, Ba (Hons) Acis
secretary · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 1998-10-30
Resigned
WHITTAKER, Katherine Alison
secretary · appointed 1998-10-30 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
ALDRIDGE, Gemma Jane Constance
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2006-08-16
Resigned
BEVAN, Roger
director · ~67y · appointed 2004-07-30 · resigned 2006-09-11
Resigned
BOOTH, Brenda
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 1998-05-01
Resigned
CASEMENT, Albert
director · ~83y · appointed 1992-03-16 · resigned 1995-11-01
Resigned
DAVIES, Stephen William
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-06-18 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
DAVIES, Stephen William
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
DRUMMOND, Colin Irwin John Hamilton
director · ~75y · resigned 1991-12-17
Resigned
GILMORE, Richard John Maurice
director · ~75y · appointed 1998-08-24 · resigned 1999-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (178 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-03
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-04