BURNS COURT (NORDEN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04531384 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-09-10
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
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees400400

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

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Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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  2. 2024-11-30
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  3. 2023-11-26
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  5. 2022-02-27
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  6. 2020-08-03
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  7. 2019-10-25
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  8. 2018-10-24
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  9. 2017-11-30
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  10. 2017-02-28
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  11. 2017-02-13
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    HAGAN, Sheila appointed
    director
  12. 2016-12-08
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  13. 2016-08-26
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  14. 2016-07-01
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    RIGG, Victoria Katherine resigned
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  15. 2015-08-27
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  16. 2015-06-30
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  17. 2014-11-28
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  18. 2004-08-24
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    GRIEVE, Laura Ann resigned
    director
  19. 2004-08-24
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    IRVING, Robert Jason Mcgregor Lithgow resigned
    director
  20. 2004-05-26
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    HANDLEY, Linda appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-05-26
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    HANDLEY, Linda appointed
    director
  22. 2004-05-26
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    RIGG, Victoria Katherine resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-05-13
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    GRIEVE, Laura Ann resigned
    secretary
  24. 2004-05-13
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    RIGG, Victoria Katherine appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-05-11
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    GRIEVE, Laura Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-05-11
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    RIGG, Victoria Katherine resigned
    secretary
  27. 2004-02-26
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    BOLTON, Michael Joseph appointed
    director
  28. 2004-02-26
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    HANDLEY, Michael Jules Mario appointed
    director
  29. 2004-02-26
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    MORGAN, Petor Ivor resigned
    secretary
  30. 2004-02-26
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    RIGG, Victoria Katherine appointed
    secretary
  31. 2004-02-26
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    GRIEVE, Laura Ann appointed
    director
  32. 2004-02-26
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    IRVING, Robert Jason Mcgregor Lithgow appointed
    director
  33. 2004-02-26
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    MARTIN, Susan Claire resigned
    director
  34. 2004-02-26
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    MORGAN, Peter Ivor resigned
    director
  35. 2004-02-26
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    RIGG, Victoria Katherine appointed
    director
  36. 2004-02-26
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    WRIGHT, Barry resigned
    director
  37. 2002-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BURNS COURT (NORDEN) LIMITED
  38. 2002-09-10
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    MORGAN, Petor Ivor appointed
    secretary
  39. 2002-09-10
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2002-09-10
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
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  41. 2002-09-10
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    MARTIN, Susan Claire appointed
    director
  42. 2002-09-10
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    MORGAN, Peter Ivor appointed
    director
  43. 2002-09-10
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    WRIGHT, Barry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Mrs Linda Handley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73
——sig. influencesignificant influence21/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2002-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Apt 10 Burns Court
Hollin Lane Bamford
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL11 5AR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (5 active · 11 resigned)

HANDLEY, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-26
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Active
BOLTON, Michael Joseph→
director · ~46y · appointed 2004-02-26
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Active
HAGAN, Sheila→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-02-13
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Active
HANDLEY, Linda→
director · ~73y · appointed 2004-05-26
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Active
HANDLEY, Michael Jules Mario→
director · ~73y · appointed 2004-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIEVE, Laura Ann→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-11 · resigned 2004-05-13
Resigned
MORGAN, Petor Ivor→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2004-02-26
Resigned
RIGG, Victoria Katherine→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-13 · resigned 2004-05-26
Resigned
RIGG, Victoria Katherine→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-26 · resigned 2004-05-11
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2002-09-10
Resigned
GRIEVE, Laura Ann→
director · ~45y · appointed 2004-02-26 · resigned 2004-08-24
Resigned
IRVING, Robert Jason Mcgregor Lithgow→
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-02-26 · resigned 2004-08-24
Resigned
MARTIN, Susan Claire→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2004-02-26
Resigned
MORGAN, Peter Ivor→
director · ~90y · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2004-02-26
Resigned
RIGG, Victoria Katherine→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-02-26 · resigned 2016-07-01
Resigned
WRIGHT, Barry→
director · ~87y · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2004-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

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2025-08-26
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2024-11-30
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2024-09-01
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2023-11-26
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2023-08-20
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2022-11-18
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2022-08-24
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2022-02-27
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2021-09-03
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2020-09-04
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2020-08-03
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2019-10-25
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2019-08-20
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2018-10-24