H.B. BURBIDGE & SON LIMITED

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00396734 · ltd · incorporated 1945-07-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£510.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 51.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 51.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £510,774
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,010 YoY
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£96k
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£511k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£168k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£104k£209k£313k£417k£522kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£581.9k£594.0k
Current assets£167.7k£195.5k
Cash£96.2k£122.3k
Debtors£58.8k£61.9k
Net assets£510.8k£521.8k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-20
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  4. 2022-06-15
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  5. 2021-11-21
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  6. 2020-07-07
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  7. 2019-12-13
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  8. 2018-10-12
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  9. 2018-02-16
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    address · AD01
  10. 2017-07-19
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  11. 2016-12-12
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  12. 2015-08-20
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  13. 2015-07-06
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  14. 2015-02-18
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  15. 2014-09-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-02-10
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    BURBIDGE, John resigned
    director
  17. 2000-07-22
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    BROWN, Timothy Leslie Michael resigned
    director
  18. 1998-04-01
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    BURBIDGE, Rebecca Madeleine appointed
    secretary
  19. 1998-04-01
    ➖
    SHAW, Brenda Rachel resigned
    secretary
  20. 1997-08-15
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    BURBIDGE, Steven resigned
    secretary
  21. 1997-08-15
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    SHAW, Brenda Rachel appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-08-15
    ➕
    BROWN, Timothy Leslie Michael appointed
    director
  23. 1996-12-04
    ➕
    BURBIDGE, Steven appointed
    secretary
  24. 1996-12-04
    ➖
    HANSEN, Valerie Ann resigned
    secretary
  25. 1996-12-04
    ➖
    HANSEN, Valerie Ann resigned
    director
  26. 1974-12-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank LTD
  27. 1945-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As H.B. BURBIDGE & SON LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURBIDGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 81 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Burbidge
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Rebecca Madeleine Burbidge
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1945-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

155 Weyhill Road
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 3BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BURBIDGE, Rebecca Madeleine→
secretary · appointed 1998-04-01
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Active
BURBIDGE, Steven→
director · ~68y
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Active
BURBIDGE, Steven→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-04 · resigned 1997-08-15
Resigned
HANSEN, Valerie Ann→
secretary · resigned 1996-12-04
Resigned
SHAW, Brenda Rachel→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-15 · resigned 1998-04-01
Resigned
BROWN, Timothy Leslie Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-08-15 · resigned 2000-07-22
Resigned
BURBIDGE, John→
director · ~91y · resigned 2008-02-10
Resigned
HANSEN, Valerie Ann→
director · ~90y · resigned 1996-12-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank LTD
Legal charge1 property03/12/1974—
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Recent filings (100 total)

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2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2024-12-20
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2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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2023-08-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
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accounts · AA
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
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accounts · AA
2019-12-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-12