A D BURS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03059307 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-16

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 6.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 32500

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.6y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (6 active, 17 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

5 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

143 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2025-09-26
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2025-09-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-24
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2025-07-22
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2025-05-23
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officers · CH01
2025-05-23
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2025-02-07
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officers · RP04TM01
2025-01-03
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officers · TM01
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2024-12-31
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JONES, John Alun resigned
director
2024-12-19
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GORDON, Justina appointed
director
2024-12-19
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MASSINO, Frank appointed
director
2024-12-19
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ZUMBO, Craig appointed
director
2024-12-19
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ASHKIN, Carl resigned
director
2024-06-14
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accounts · AA
2023-08-08
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KAHN, Laura appointed
director
2023-08-08
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JONES, John Alun appointed
director
2023-07-19
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MULLER, Richard Oscar resigned
director
2019-10-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2018-06-20
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HARRISON CLARK (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-06-20
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JOHN, Annette resigned
secretary
2010-12-09
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MULLER, Richard Oscar appointed
director
2007-08-30
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CAPUTO, Michael William appointed
director
2007-08-30
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ROSENBERG, Gary Andrew resigned
director
2005-05-27
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BHULA, Mohamed Hanif resigned
secretary
2005-05-27
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JOHN, Annette appointed
secretary
2000-06-05
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ROSENBERG, Gary Andrew appointed
director
2000-06-05
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SALMON, Mark John Vernon resigned
director
1999-07-09
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BHULA, Mohamed Hanif appointed
secretary
1999-07-09
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ROBERTS, David resigned
secretary
1997-10-15
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FISHER, Simon Charles resigned
secretary
1997-10-15
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ROBERTS, David appointed
secretary
1995-06-06
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CAPUTO, Michael William resigned
secretary
1995-06-06
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ASHKIN, Michael resigned
director
1995-06-06
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SALMON, Mark John Vernon appointed
director
1995-06-05
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FISHER, Simon Charles appointed
secretary
1995-05-16
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Company incorporated
As A D BURS LIMITED

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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

5 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Spencer Ashkin Individual · American · DOB 12/1991 · age 35	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	09/06/2025
Francis Massino Individual · American · DOB 07/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	09/06/2025
Joel Salon Individual · American · DOB 04/1944 · age 82	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	09/06/2025
Mrs Laura Kahn Individual · American · DOB 08/1967 · age 59	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	09/06/2025
Michael Caputo Individual · American · DOB 11/1947 · age 79	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	09/06/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Michael Ashkinceased 09/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated1995-05-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32500 — SIC 32500

Registered office

Prima Dental Group Stephenson Drive

Waterwells Business Park

Gloucester

GL2 2AG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-26

Last: 2025-05-12