ALISTAIR BURROUGHS DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02256733 · ltd · incorporated 1988-05-11
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
113 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £1.64M |
| Current assets | — | £2.67M |
| Cash | — | £1.12M |
| Debtors | — | £1.56M |
| Net assets | — | £1.58M |
| Average employees | 51 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-31➖BURROUGHS, Alistair Charles resigneddirector
- 2025-05-31➖BURROUGHS, Ann Pamela resigneddirector
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-22📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-10-19📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-10-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-01➕O'BRIEN, Liam Patrick appointeddirector
- 2014-11-13➕O'BRIEN, Liam Patrick appointedsecretary
- 2014-11-13➖BURROUGHS, Piers resignedsecretary
- 2013-06-03➕BURROUGHS, Piers Oliver appointeddirector
- 2012-05-18➕BURROUGHS, Piers appointedsecretary
- 2012-05-18➖JAMES, Huw Alexander resignedsecretary
- 2010-03-01➖BURROUGHS, Alistair Charles resignedsecretary
- 2010-03-01➕JAMES, Huw Alexander appointedsecretary
- 1994-07-11➖BENNETT, Francis John resigneddirector
- 1992-01-14➖BELL, Alan John resigneddirector
- 1988-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ALISTAIR BURROUGHS DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 "BURROUGHS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Piers Oliver Burroughs Individual · Welsh · DOB 08/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 11/05/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alistair Charles Burroughsceased 09/09/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
4 Radnor Court
256 Cowbridge Road East
Cardiff
CF5 1GZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
O'BRIEN, Liam Patrick→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURROUGHS, Piers Oliver→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'BRIEN, Liam Patrick→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURROUGHS, Alistair Charles→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2010-03-01
BURROUGHS, Piers→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-05-18 · resigned 2014-11-13
JAMES, Huw Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2012-05-18
BELL, Alan John→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 1992-01-14
BENNETT, Francis John→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 1994-07-11
BURROUGHS, Alistair Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2025-05-31
BURROUGHS, Ann Pamela→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2025-05-31
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Recent filings (113 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-23
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-10-22
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-10-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27