BURLING BROTHERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00803616 · ltd · incorporated 1964-05-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01500SIC 01500
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

19 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 61.3y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 61.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
19 charges (19/19 with lender, 19/19 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
132 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30
Average employees600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-25
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2023-07-17
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    Charge registered #19
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  6. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-11-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-02-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-11-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2017-02-10
    ➕
    BURLING, Daniel Brian appointed
    director
  19. 2017-02-10
    ➕
    BURLING, Stuart Oliver appointed
    director
  20. 2013-09-26
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    Charge registered #18
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 2013-07-29
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    Charge registered #17
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2011-04-27
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    Charge registered #16
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2010-10-05
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  24. 2008-05-19
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2005-05-20
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 1997-04-25
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 1995-04-13
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    Charge satisfied #7
  28. 1995-04-13
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    Charge satisfied #2
  29. 1995-04-13
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    Charge satisfied #9
  30. 1995-04-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 1995-03-30
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    Charge satisfied #6
  32. 1994-11-17
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    Charge satisfied #11
  33. 1992-09-21
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  34. 1992-07-08
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    Charge satisfied #8
  35. 1992-07-08
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  36. 1992-07-08
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    Charge satisfied #3
  37. 1989-06-14
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    Charge satisfied #10
  38. 1988-03-23
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  39. 1988-02-18
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  40. 1988-02-18
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
  41. 1988-02-18
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Arthur Fred Burling
  42. 1981-09-03
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation LTD
  43. 1976-10-12
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  44. 1976-10-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  45. 1975-10-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporate LTD
  46. 1965-02-15
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
  47. 1965-02-15
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation LTD
  48. 1964-05-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BURLING BROTHERS LIMITED

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURLING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

9 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Roy Burling
Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mr Stuart Oliver Burling
Individual · English · DOB 12/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Daniel Brian Burling
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1964-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Chain Farm Overcote Road
Over
Cambridge
CB24 5NS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

BURLING, Brian Roy→
secretary
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Active
BURLING, Brian Roy→
director · ~77y
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Active
BURLING, Daniel Brian→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-02-10
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Active
BURLING, Pamela Grace→
director · ~81y
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Active
BURLING, Stuart Oliver→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-02-10
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

19
Total charges
9
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:19 of 19 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge1 property17/07/2023—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property26/09/2013—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property29/07/2013—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties27/04/2011—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property05/10/2010—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property19/05/2008—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/05/2005—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property25/04/1997—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property21/09/199217/11/1994
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property23/03/198814/06/1989
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property18/02/198808/07/1992
satisfied
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
Supplemental legal charge1 property18/02/198813/04/1995
satisfied
Arthur Fred Burling
Legal charge1 property18/02/198830/03/1995
outstanding
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation LTD
Further charge1 property03/09/1981—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property12/10/197608/07/1992
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property12/10/197608/07/1992
satisfied
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporate
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporate LTD
Further charge1 property16/10/197513/04/1995
satisfied
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
Legal charge1 property15/02/196513/04/1995
satisfied
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation LTD
Charge (collateral)1 property15/02/196513/04/1995
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Recent filings (132 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01