BURTON COURT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03853128 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-05
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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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 12 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
92 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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-29
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    AUBREY, Martyn John resigned
    director
  3. 2026-05-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  10. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-03
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-01-03
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-11-18
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    DRAKE, Amanda Elizabeth appointed
    director
  17. 2016-11-18
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    HENDRIKSEN, Adam Gary resigned
    director
  18. 2016-11-18
    ➖
    HENDRIKSEN, Siobhan resigned
    director
  19. 2008-03-28
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    HENDRIKSEN, Siobhan appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-03-28
    ➖
    MASON, Deborah Celia resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-12-14
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    HENDRIKSEN, Adam Gary appointed
    director
  22. 2007-12-14
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    HENDRIKSEN, Siobhan appointed
    director
  23. 2007-12-13
    ➖
    EVANS, Matthew resigned
    director
  24. 2007-12-13
    ➖
    OLIVER, Ceryl resigned
    director
  25. 2005-10-20
    ➕
    MASON, Deborah Celia appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-07-27
    ➖
    BRANCH, Natalie Jane resigned
    secretary
  27. 2005-07-27
    ➖
    BRANCH, Natalie Jane resigned
    director
  28. 2005-07-22
    ➕
    MASON, Katherine Hilary appointed
    director
  29. 2004-06-18
    ➕
    EVANS, Matthew appointed
    director
  30. 2004-06-18
    ➕
    OLIVER, Ceryl appointed
    director
  31. 2004-06-18
    ➖
    SCHWARTZ, Miles Jefferson resigned
    director
  32. 2004-01-04
    ➖
    PURVIS, John Kynnersley resigned
    director
  33. 2003-06-27
    ➕
    SCHWARTZ, Miles Jefferson appointed
    director
  34. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    BRANCH, Natalie Jane appointed
    secretary
  35. 2003-05-01
    ➖
    FLETCHER, Michael resigned
    secretary
  36. 2003-05-01
    ➖
    FLETCHER, Michael resigned
    director
  37. 2002-08-01
    ➖
    BRADY, Carl John resigned
    director
  38. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    BRANCH, Natalie Jane appointed
    director
  39. 1999-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BURTON COURT LIMITED
  40. 1999-10-05
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Michael appointed
    secretary
  41. 1999-10-05
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1999-10-05
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1999-10-05
    ➕
    AUBREY, Martyn John appointed
    director
  44. 1999-10-05
    ➕
    BRADY, Carl John appointed
    director
  45. 1999-10-05
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Michael appointed
    director
  46. 1999-10-05
    ➕
    PURVIS, John Kynnersley appointed
    director
  47. 1999-10-05
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  48. 1999-10-05
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 Martyn John Aubrey
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/10/2016

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
Incorporated1999-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Flat 3 Burton Court
Burton Street
Brixham
Devon
TQ5 9HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-20
Last: 2026-07-06

Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)

HENDRIKSEN, Siobhan→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DRAKE, Amanda Elizabeth→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MASON, Katherine Hilary→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRANCH, Natalie Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2005-07-27
Resigned
FLETCHER, Michael→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned
MASON, Deborah Celia→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-20 · resigned 2008-03-28
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 1999-10-05
Resigned
AUBREY, Martyn John→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 2026-05-29
Resigned
BRADY, Carl John→
director · ~57y · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 2002-08-01
Resigned
BRANCH, Natalie Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2005-07-27
Resigned
EVANS, Matthew→
director · ~47y · appointed 2004-06-18 · resigned 2007-12-13
Resigned
FLETCHER, Michael→
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned
HENDRIKSEN, Adam Gary→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-12-14 · resigned 2016-11-18
Resigned
HENDRIKSEN, Siobhan→
director · ~43y · appointed 2007-12-14 · resigned 2016-11-18
Resigned
OLIVER, Ceryl→
director · ~45y · appointed 2004-06-18 · resigned 2007-12-13
Resigned
PURVIS, John Kynnersley→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 2004-01-04
Resigned
SCHWARTZ, Miles Jefferson→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-06-27 · resigned 2004-06-18
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 1999-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-05