BURDEN TRANSPORT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03201506 · ltd · incorporated 1996-05-21
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£417.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £417,234
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£417k
Current Assets
£726k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£726.4k
Current assets£726.3k
Net assets£417.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-04-02
    ➖
    BURDEN, Mark John resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-04-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-03-31
    ➖
    BURDEN, Mark John resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-02-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-12-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2024-12-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-12-09
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Campbell appointed
    director
  13. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-12-15
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-02-05
    ➕
    BURDEN, Mark John appointed
    director
  21. 2014-02-05
    ➖
    BURDEN, Russell James resigned
    director
  22. 2008-06-01
    ➕
    BURDEN, Mark John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-06-01
    ➖
    BURDEN, Rosemary Anne resigned
    secretary
  24. 1996-05-29
    ➕
    BURDEN, Rosemary Anne appointed
    secretary
  25. 1996-05-29
    ➖
    LEE, Andrew Roger resigned
    secretary
  26. 1996-05-29
    ➕
    BURDEN, Russell James appointed
    director
  27. 1996-05-29
    ➖
    THE BRIDGEHOUSE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 1996-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BURDEN TRANSPORT LIMITED
  29. 1996-05-21
    ➕
    LEE, Andrew Roger appointed
    secretary
  30. 1996-05-21
    ➕
    THE BRIDGEHOUSE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Campbell Mclean
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/12/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark John Burdenceased 31/03/2025· significant influence

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

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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
Incorporated1996-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

18 Butts Pond Industrial Estate
Sturminster Newton
DT10 1AZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MCLEAN, Campbell→
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURDEN, Mark John→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-01 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
BURDEN, Rosemary Anne→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-29 · resigned 2008-06-01
Resigned
LEE, Andrew Roger→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-21 · resigned 1996-05-29
Resigned
BURDEN, Mark John→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-02-05 · resigned 2025-04-02
Resigned
BURDEN, Russell James→
director · ~51y · appointed 1996-05-29 · resigned 2014-02-05
Resigned
THE BRIDGEHOUSE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1996-05-21 · resigned 1996-05-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22