ABURNET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00202702 · ltd · incorporated 1924-12-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 41.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 41.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
127 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-23
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    CONROY, Melanie appointed
    director
  4. 2025-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-02
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    SMITH, Wendy resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2024-10-16
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  9. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-28
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    PARSONS, Paul David Michael resigned
    director
  11. 2023-07-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-20
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    mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  19. 2018-12-20
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    mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  20. 2018-12-20
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    mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  21. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-08-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2016-12-01
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    SMITH, Wendy appointed
    director
  24. 2016-11-30
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    DIXON, Paul Hedley resigned
    director
  25. 2013-01-01
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    DIXON, Paul Hedley appointed
    director
  26. 2011-04-09
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    Charge satisfied #3
  27. 2009-04-14
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    BURNET, Richard John Stacey appointed
    secretary
  28. 2009-04-14
    ➖
    BLACKBURN, Lynne resigned
    secretary
  29. 2009-04-14
    ➖
    BLACKBURN, Lynne resigned
    director
  30. 2007-07-01
    ➖
    LONG, Brian William resigned
    director
  31. 2007-01-17
    ➕
    PARSONS, Paul David Michael appointed
    director
  32. 2005-10-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 2005-03-29
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    LONG, Brian William appointed
    director
  34. 2003-07-01
    ➕
    BLACKBURN, Lynne appointed
    director
  35. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    BLACKBURN, Lynne appointed
    secretary
  36. 2002-04-16
    ➖
    BURNET, Richard John Stacey resigned
    secretary
  37. 2002-03-31
    ➖
    BURNET, Anthony Kyle resigned
    director
  38. 1999-07-09
    ➖
    HIND, John Malcolm resigned
    director
  39. 1998-09-17
    ➕
    BURNET, Richard John Stacey appointed
    director
  40. 1995-09-30
    ➖
    WHITEHEAD, Margaret Agnes resigned
    secretary
  41. 1995-09-30
    ➖
    WHITEHEAD, Margaret Agnes resigned
    director
  42. 1995-09-29
    ➕
    BURNET, Richard John Stacey appointed
    secretary
  43. 1984-07-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  44. 1984-07-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  45. 1924-12-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ABURNET LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURNET" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard John Stacey Burnet
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1924-12-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13990 — SIC 13990

Registered office

Manners Avenue Manners Avenue
Manners Industrial Estate
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
DE7 8EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

BURNET, Richard John Stacey→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-14
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Active
BURNET, Richard John Stacey→
director · ~57y · appointed 1998-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONROY, Melanie→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-12-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACKBURN, Lynne→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2009-04-14
Resigned
BURNET, Richard John Stacey→
secretary · appointed 1995-09-29 · resigned 2002-04-16
Resigned
WHITEHEAD, Margaret Agnes→
secretary · resigned 1995-09-30
Resigned
BLACKBURN, Lynne→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-07-01 · resigned 2009-04-14
Resigned
BURNET, Anthony Kyle→
director · ~89y · resigned 2002-03-31
Resigned
DIXON, Paul Hedley→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2016-11-30
Resigned
HIND, John Malcolm→
director · ~83y · resigned 1999-07-09
Resigned
LONG, Brian William→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-03-29 · resigned 2007-07-01
Resigned
PARSONS, Paul David Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-01-17 · resigned 2023-07-28
Resigned
SMITH, Wendy→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-12-01 · resigned 2025-12-02
Resigned
WHITEHEAD, Margaret Agnes→
director · ~98y · resigned 1995-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge2 properties16/10/2024—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property02/08/2017—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Fixed charge on book debts1 property03/10/200509/04/2011
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property16/07/1984—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property16/07/1984—
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Recent filings (127 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-20