BURNHAM COURT RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION (MORECAMBE) LIMITED

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01471967 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1980-01-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
22 officers (2 active, 22 linked, 15 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
128 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-292024-04-29
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-07-24
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  3. 2025-07-24
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  4. 2024-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2022-06-14
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-05-17
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    MCCLURE, Gina Karen resigned
    director
  9. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  10. 2020-08-27
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  11. 2020-08-03
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  12. 2019-09-17
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  13. 2018-07-20
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  14. 2017-08-24
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  15. 2017-06-02
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  16. 2017-06-01
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    MCCLURE, Gina Karen appointed
    director
  17. 2017-05-23
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-04-23
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    MCVERNON, Jonathan Keith appointed
    director
  19. 2017-04-23
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    THRELFALL, Joan resigned
    director
  20. 2014-12-10
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    GOGGINS, John Robert resigned
    director
  21. 2011-05-09
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    MCVERNON, Jonathan Keith appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-05-09
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    KEENAN, Shirley resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-05-09
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    GOGGINS, John Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2011-05-09
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    MUELLER, Jean resigned
    director
  25. 2009-07-03
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    WOOD, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  26. 2005-01-31
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    KEENAN, Shirley appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-01-31
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    UPHILL, Susan resigned
    secretary
  28. 2005-01-31
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    MASON, William Harold resigned
    director
  29. 2005-01-31
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    MURRAY, Louis resigned
    director
  30. 2002-07-11
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    EATON, Christopher Hugh resigned
    director
  31. 2001-05-01
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    UPHILL, Susan appointed
    secretary
  32. 2000-07-13
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    BAKER, Joan Mary resigned
    secretary
  33. 2000-07-13
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    CARTER, Maurice Peter resigned
    director
  34. 2000-07-13
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    EATON, Christopher Hugh appointed
    director
  35. 1998-08-03
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    THRELFALL, Joan appointed
    director
  36. 1998-07-26
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    THRELFALL, Irvin resigned
    director
  37. 1998-04-29
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    BAKER, Joan Mary appointed
    secretary
  38. 1998-04-29
    ➖
    MURRAY, Louis resigned
    secretary
  39. 1995-08-04
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    CARTER, Maurice Peter appointed
    director
  40. 1995-08-04
    ➕
    MASON, William Harold appointed
    director
  41. 1995-08-04
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    MUELLER, Jean appointed
    director
  42. 1995-08-04
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    MULLEN, Eileen resigned
    director
  43. 1995-02-27
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    MURRAY, Louis appointed
    secretary
  44. 1995-02-27
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    THRELFALL, Irvin resigned
    secretary
  45. 1993-07-13
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    MULLEN, Eileen appointed
    director
  46. 1993-06-23
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    MASON, William Harold resigned
    director
  47. 1993-05-16
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    CLEGG, Walter resigned
    director
  48. 1993-01-01
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    WOOD, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  49. 1992-07-14
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    CLEGG, Constance resigned
    director
  50. 1992-07-14
    ➕
    MASON, William Harold appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1980-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

10 Burnham Court Woodlands Drive
Morecambe & Heysham
Lancashire
LA3 1NJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-08-07
Last: 2026-07-24

Officers (2 active · 20 resigned)

MCVERNON, Jonathan Keith→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-09
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Active
MCVERNON, Jonathan Keith→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-04-23
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Active
BAKER, Joan Mary→
secretary · appointed 1998-04-29 · resigned 2000-07-13
Resigned
KEENAN, Shirley→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2011-05-09
Resigned
MURRAY, Louis→
secretary · appointed 1995-02-27 · resigned 1998-04-29
Resigned
THRELFALL, Irvin→
secretary · resigned 1995-02-27
Resigned
UPHILL, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-01 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned
CARTER, Maurice Peter→
director · ~95y · appointed 1995-08-04 · resigned 2000-07-13
Resigned
CLEGG, Constance→
director · ~105y · resigned 1992-07-14
Resigned
CLEGG, Walter→
director · ~106y · resigned 1993-05-16
Resigned
EATON, Christopher Hugh→
director · ~92y · appointed 2000-07-13 · resigned 2002-07-11
Resigned
GOGGINS, John Robert→
director · ~80y · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2014-12-10
Resigned
MASON, William Harold→
director · ~105y · appointed 1995-08-04 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned
MASON, William Harold→
director · ~105y · appointed 1992-07-14 · resigned 1993-06-23
Resigned
MCCLURE, Gina Karen→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2022-05-17
Resigned
MUELLER, Jean→
director · ~100y · appointed 1995-08-04 · resigned 2011-05-09
Resigned
MULLEN, Eileen→
director · appointed 1993-07-13 · resigned 1995-08-04
Resigned
MURRAY, Louis→
director · ~104y · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned
THRELFALL, Irvin→
director · ~105y · resigned 1998-07-26
Resigned
THRELFALL, Joan→
director · ~103y · appointed 1998-08-03 · resigned 2017-04-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (128 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-27