BURTON ROOFING MERCHANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01713728 · ltd · incorporated 1983-04-11
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 37.6y

45/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
30 officers (4 active, 30 linked, 24 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
175 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £2,352,352

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
Metric2025-12-31
Profit before tax£2.35M
Average employees386

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (83 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-16
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    WOOD, Thomas resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2024-10-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-10-09
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    HATTEE, Paul Arthur resigned
    director
  8. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-06-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-06-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-06-20
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    LEIGH, Ian appointed
    director
  16. 2023-06-20
    ➖
    ALLON, Paul Christopher resigned
    director
  17. 2023-06-20
    ➕
    WOOD, Thomas appointed
    director
  18. 2023-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2023-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2022-11-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2022-11-17
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  22. 2022-11-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-10-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  25. 2022-10-24
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
  26. 2022-10-14
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    HUSTWAIT, Lee Michael George resigned
    secretary
  27. 2022-06-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  28. 2022-06-28
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    Charge satisfied #4
  29. 2021-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2021-08-02
    ➕
    CUPA INVERSION, S.L appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 2021-08-02
    ➖
    COWHAM, Andrew resigned
    director
  32. 2021-08-02
    ➖
    FERNANDEZ, Javier Fernandez resigned
    director
  33. 2021-08-02
    ➖
    HOWLEY, Eamonn David resigned
    director
  34. 2021-08-02
    ➖
    HUSTWAIT, Lee Michael George resigned
    director
  35. 2021-08-02
    ➖
    KEATES, Lee resigned
    director
  36. 2021-08-02
    ➖
    MCMANUS, Gary resigned
    director
  37. 2021-08-02
    ➖
    PURVIS, Mark resigned
    director
  38. 2021-08-02
    ➖
    QUINDOS, Javier resigned
    director
  39. 2021-08-02
    ➖
    WILMOT, Gregory Paul resigned
    director
  40. 2020-03-04
    ➕
    ALLON, Paul Christopher appointed
    director
  41. 2019-11-13
    ➕
    WILMOT, Gregory Paul appointed
    director
  42. 2019-09-03
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Société Générale, Sucursal En España
  43. 2018-08-31
    ➖
    MADIGAN, Brian resigned
    director
  44. 2018-04-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  45. 2018-01-01
    ➖
    COWHAM, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  46. 2018-01-01
    ➕
    HUSTWAIT, Lee Michael George appointed
    secretary
  47. 2017-01-11
    ➖
    BURTON, Peter Dennis resigned
    director
  48. 2017-01-01
    ➕
    HUSTWAIT, Lee Michael George appointed
    director
  49. 2017-01-01
    ➕
    PURVIS, Mark appointed
    director
  50. 2015-04-16
    ➖
    PRADA, Emilio resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 83 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
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.

Group structure

Cupa-Burton Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cupa-Burton Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BURTON ROOFING MERCHANTS LIMITED
This company · 01713728

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
Cupa-Burton Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/07/2019

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

First Floor Block A
Clifton Park Avenue
York
YO30 5PB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (4 active · 26 resigned)

FERNANDEZ, Antonio Trincado→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEIGH, Ian→
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERA, Eduardo→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUPA INVERSION, S.L→
corporate-director · appointed 2021-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURTON, Peter Dennis→
secretary · resigned 1994-05-26
Resigned
CORTES, Jordi→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-06 · resigned 2012-08-06
Resigned
COWHAM, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-12 · resigned 2018-01-01
Resigned
COWHAM, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 1994-05-26 · resigned 2010-07-06
Resigned
HUSTWAIT, Lee Michael George→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-01 · resigned 2022-10-14
Resigned
ALLON, Paul Christopher→
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-03-04 · resigned 2023-06-20
Resigned
BURTON, Hilary Anne→
director · ~71y · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
BURTON, Peter Dennis→
director · ~72y · resigned 2017-01-11
Resigned
BURTON, Phillip John→
director · ~67y · appointed 1994-06-03 · resigned 1998-02-02
Resigned
CAULFIELD, Geoffrey→
director · ~63y · appointed 1994-06-03 · resigned 1998-07-08
Resigned
COUSINS, Anthony→
director · ~70y · appointed 1994-06-03 · resigned 2002-01-18
Resigned
COWHAM, Andrew→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2021-08-02
Resigned
FERNANDEZ, Javier Fernandez→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2021-08-02
Resigned
HATTEE, Paul Arthur→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-06-01 · resigned 2024-10-09
Resigned
HORSLEY, Jennifer Rachael→
director · ~48y · appointed 2002-02-01 · resigned 2010-09-07
Resigned
HOWLEY, Eamonn David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2021-08-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property17/11/2022—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
A registered charge—24/10/2022—
satisfied
Société Générale, Sucursal En España
A registered charge1 property03/09/201928/06/2022
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property30/01/2012—
satisfied
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
A credit agreement1 property09/07/199326/03/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property25/11/198824/04/2018
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Recent filings (175 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-30