A. BURNHAM CARPENTRY LTD

🌳Matureactive
04771661 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-20
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£5.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.5y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,809
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,433 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£18k£35k£53k£71k£88kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£7.0k£22.3k
Current assets£44.3k£88.3k
Net assets£5.8k£10.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-05-07
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2024-05-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-05-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-24
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  14. 2021-06-24
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  15. 2021-06-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2021-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2009-10-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  20. 2008-06-01
    ➕
    BURNHAM, Rosemary Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2005-05-20
    ➕
    BURNHAM, Rosemary Jane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-05-20
    ➖
    MANNING, Valerie resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-11-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Skipton Building Society
  24. 2003-05-22
    ➕
    BURNHAM, Andrew Manning appointed
    director
  25. 2003-05-22
    ➕
    MANNING, Valerie appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-05-22
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-05-22
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2003-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As A. BURNHAM CARPENTRY LTD
  29. 2003-05-20
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2003-05-20
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURNHAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Manning Burnham
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Rosemary Jane Burnham
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

5 Brimley Drive
Teignmouth
Devon
TQ14 8LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BURNHAM, Rosemary Jane→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-20
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Active
BURNHAM, Andrew Manning→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-05-22
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Active
BURNHAM, Rosemary Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-06-01
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Active
MANNING, Valerie→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-22 · resigned 2005-05-20
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2003-05-22
Resigned
CREDITREFORM LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2003-05-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/10/2009—
outstanding
Skipton Building Society
Legal charge1 property24/11/2004—
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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31