E & S BURBOROUGH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03077427 · ltd · incorporated 1995-07-10

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

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01420

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

01450SIC 01450
01610Support activities for crop production
01629SIC 01629

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 30.3y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 30.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

124 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2026-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
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BURBOROUGH, Eric Reginald appointed
secretary
2025-04-16
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BURBOROUGH, Eric Reginald appointed
director
2025-04-16
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BURBOROUGH, Eric Reginald resigned
secretary
2025-04-16
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BURBOROUGH, Eric Reginald resigned
director
2024-09-28
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-11
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BURBOROUGH, Eric Reginald resigned
director
2024-06-11
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-10
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BURBOROUGH, Eric Reginald appointed
secretary
2024-06-10
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BURBOROUGH, Sally Glenda resigned
secretary
2024-06-10
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-06-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-10
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-26
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2013-08-29
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2013-08-28
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Charge satisfied #3
2013-08-28
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Charge satisfied #2
2013-08-28
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-08-27
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2003-04-30
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BURBOROUGH, Sally Glenda appointed
secretary
2003-04-30
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MELLIS, Susan Margaret resigned
secretary
2003-04-30
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MELLIS, Susan Margaret resigned
director
2003-04-30
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MELLIS, William resigned
director
1997-10-31
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MELLIS, Susan Margaret appointed
director
1997-10-31
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MELLIS, William appointed
director
1997-05-27
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KILLIGREW, Russell resigned
secretary
1997-05-27
➕
MELLIS, Susan Margaret appointed
secretary
1997-05-27
➖
KILLIGREW, Russell resigned
director
1997-05-27
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KILLIGREW, Tracey Nicolette resigned
director
1996-04-18
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
1996-04-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1995-07-10
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Company incorporated
As E & S BURBOROUGH LIMITED
1995-07-10
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KILLIGREW, Russell appointed
secretary
1995-07-10
➕
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-07-10
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-07-10
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BURBOROUGH, Eric Reginald appointed
director
1995-07-10
➕
BURBOROUGH, Eric Reginald appointed
director
1995-07-10
➕
KILLIGREW, Russell appointed
director
1995-07-10
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KILLIGREW, Tracey Nicolette appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

98/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURBOROUGH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Eric Reginald Burborough Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	10/07/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Sally Glenda Burboroughceased 11/06/2024· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-07-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420

Registered office

Growth Accountants Ltd

Merlin House, Brunel Road

Reading

RG7 4AB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-19

Last: 2026-06-05

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

BURBOROUGH, Eric Reginald→

secretary · appointed 2025-04-16

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Active

BURBOROUGH, Eric Reginald→

director · ~61y · appointed 2025-04-16

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Active

BURBOROUGH, Eric Reginald→

secretary · appointed 2024-06-10 · resigned 2025-04-16

Resigned

BURBOROUGH, Sally Glenda→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2024-06-10

Resigned

KILLIGREW, Russell→

secretary · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 1997-05-27

Resigned

MELLIS, Susan Margaret→

secretary · appointed 1997-05-27 · resigned 2003-04-30

Resigned

KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 1995-07-10

Resigned

BURBOROUGH, Eric Reginald→

director · ~61y · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 2024-06-11

Resigned

BURBOROUGH, Eric Reginald→

director · ~60y · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 2025-04-16

Resigned

KILLIGREW, Russell→

director · ~65y · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 1997-05-27

Resigned

KILLIGREW, Tracey Nicolette→

director · ~65y · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 1997-05-27

Resigned

MELLIS, Susan Margaret→

director · ~82y · appointed 1997-10-31 · resigned 2003-04-30

Resigned

MELLIS, William→

director · ~84y · appointed 1997-10-31 · resigned 2003-04-30

Resigned

KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 1995-07-10

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	29/08/2013	—
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	27/08/2013	28/08/2013
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	18/04/1996	28/08/2013
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Debenture	1 property	18/04/1996	28/08/2013

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Recent filings (124 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-07-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-29

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-04-22

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2025-04-17

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-04-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-17

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-04-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-10

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-09-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-26

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-09-24

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-06-11