39/41 BARNSDALE ROAD READING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02933022 · ltd · incorporated 1994-05-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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  2. 2024-11-24
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  3. 2023-12-03
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  4. 2022-11-28
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  5. 2022-01-20
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  6. 2021-02-19
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  7. 2019-12-11
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  8. 2019-01-15
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  9. 2017-12-17
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  10. 2016-12-13
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  11. 2016-06-17
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  17. 2010-05-20
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    BURCHAM, Andrew Raymond resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-07-14
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    SHAM, Wai Lung, Reverend appointed
    director
  19. 2008-04-07
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    DUECK, Simon resigned
    director
  20. 2003-03-04
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    BURCHAM, Andrew Raymond appointed
    director
  21. 2003-03-04
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    BURCHAM, Andrew Raymond appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-03-04
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    BURROWS, Gavin Maurice resigned
    secretary
  23. 2002-03-04
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    BURROWS, Gavin Maurice resigned
    director
  24. 2001-09-01
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    DUECK, Simon appointed
    director
  25. 2001-09-01
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    MASEY, Rebecca Georgina resigned
    director
  26. 1998-03-30
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    BISSELL, Fiona Jane resigned
    secretary
  27. 1998-03-30
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    BURROWS, Gavin Maurice appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-03-30
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    BISSELL, Fiona Jane resigned
    director
  29. 1998-03-30
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    BURROWS, Gavin Maurice appointed
    director
  30. 1998-01-31
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    MASEY, Rebecca Georgina appointed
    director
  31. 1998-01-31
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    MCKEOWN, Jayne resigned
    director
  32. 1998-01-31
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    WOODGATE, Christopher Thomas resigned
    director
  33. 1997-07-01
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    WOODGATE, Christopher Thomas appointed
    director
  34. 1995-11-24
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    KENNEDY, Patricia Elizabeth resigned
    director
  35. 1995-11-24
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    MCKEOWN, Jayne appointed
    director
  36. 1995-01-07
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    BISSELL, Fiona Jane appointed
    secretary
  37. 1995-01-07
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    ROOME, Joanne Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  38. 1995-01-07
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    BISSELL, Fiona Jane appointed
    director
  39. 1995-01-07
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    ROOME, Martin resigned
    director
  40. 1994-05-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 39/41 BARNSDALE ROAD READING LIMITED
  41. 1994-05-25
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    ROOME, Joanne Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  42. 1994-05-25
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1994-05-25
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1994-05-25
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    KENNEDY, Patricia Elizabeth appointed
    director
  45. 1994-05-25
    ➕
    ROOME, Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Raymond Burcham
Individual · English · DOB 06/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2017

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
Incorporated1994-05-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

41 Barnsdale Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 7JG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

BURCHAM, Andrew Raymond→
director · ~46y · appointed 2003-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAM, Wai Lung, Reverend→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BISSELL, Fiona Jane→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-07 · resigned 1998-03-30
Resigned
BURCHAM, Andrew Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-04 · resigned 2010-05-20
Resigned
BURROWS, Gavin Maurice→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-30 · resigned 2002-03-04
Resigned
ROOME, Joanne Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1994-05-25 · resigned 1995-01-07
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-05-25 · resigned 1994-05-25
Resigned
BISSELL, Fiona Jane→
director · ~57y · appointed 1995-01-07 · resigned 1998-03-30
Resigned
BURROWS, Gavin Maurice→
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-03-30 · resigned 2002-03-04
Resigned
DUECK, Simon→
director · ~50y · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2008-04-07
Resigned
KENNEDY, Patricia Elizabeth→
director · ~63y · appointed 1994-05-25 · resigned 1995-11-24
Resigned
MASEY, Rebecca Georgina→
director · ~55y · appointed 1998-01-31 · resigned 2001-09-01
Resigned
MCKEOWN, Jayne→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 1998-01-31
Resigned
ROOME, Martin→
director · ~60y · appointed 1994-05-25 · resigned 1995-01-07
Resigned
WOODGATE, Christopher Thomas→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 1998-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

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2025-06-01
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2024-11-24
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2024-06-05
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2023-12-03
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2023-06-03
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2022-11-28
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2022-05-23
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2022-01-20
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2021-06-03
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2021-02-19
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2020-05-31
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2019-12-11
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2019-05-23
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