A. C. BURN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05358617 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-09

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£455.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Electrical installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -59% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £455,768

Cash draining

Cash down 59% YoY

Cash YoY

-59%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£65k

↓ 59% YoY

Net Worth

£456k

↑ 37% YoY

Current Assets

£611k

↑ 15% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£522.6k	£427.9k
Current assets	£611.2k	£532.8k
Cash	£65.5k	£160.5k
Debtors	£242.4k	£108.9k
Net assets	£455.8k	£333.0k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-12-29
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2025-11-03
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2025-11-03
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officers · CH01
2024-12-24
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accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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accounts · AA
2022-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
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accounts · AA
2021-03-24
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2021-03-24
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2020-12-07
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accounts · AA
2020-05-20
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capital · SH01
2019-12-04
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accounts · AA
2019-02-12
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address · AD01
2018-12-18
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accounts · AA
2017-12-27
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2016-10-01
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BURN, Christopher Alan Roy appointed
director
2005-02-09
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Company incorporated
As A. C. BURN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED
2005-02-09
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BURN, Rosemary appointed
secretary
2005-02-09
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BURN, Alan Christopher appointed
director
2005-02-09
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BURN, Rosemary appointed
director
2005-02-09
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-02-09
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-02-09
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2005-02-09
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Alan Roy Burn Individual · British · DOB 11/1985 · age 41	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/10/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Alan Christopher Burnceased 01/03/2021· 25-50% shares
Mrs Rosemary Burnceased 01/03/2021· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2005-02-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Unit 3 Carminnow Road Industrial Estate

Bodmin

PL31 1EP

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-23

Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BURN, Rosemary→

secretary · appointed 2005-02-09

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Active

BURN, Alan Christopher→

director · ~77y · appointed 2005-02-09

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Active

BURN, Christopher Alan Roy→

director · ~41y · appointed 2016-10-01

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Active

BURN, Rosemary→

director · ~70y · appointed 2005-02-09

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Active

KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2005-02-09

Resigned

KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2005-02-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-24

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

accounts · AA

2025-12-29

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-11-03

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-11-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-20

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

accounts · AA

2024-12-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-29

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

accounts · AA

2023-12-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-21

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

accounts · AA

2022-12-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-14

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

accounts · AA

2021-12-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-03-24

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2021-03-24

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2021-03-24