BURTON SWEET COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05372901 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-22
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
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-22➕FURSE, Edward Kenwyn appointeddirector
- 2022-02-22➕KINGSTON, Joshua Neil appointeddirector
- 2022-02-22➖KINGSTON, Neil Mccallum resigneddirector
- 2022-02-22➖WICKS, Terence Peter resigneddirector
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-25➖COLE, Geoffrey Harry resignedsecretary
- 2018-06-25➖COLE, Geoffrey Harry resigneddirector
- 2010-09-23➖BIDDEL, David resigneddirector
- 2005-03-07➕COLE, Geoffrey Harry appointeddirector
- 2005-03-07➕KINGSTON, Neil Mccallum appointeddirector
- 2005-03-07➕WICKS, Terence Peter appointeddirector
- 2005-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BURTON SWEET COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED
- 2005-02-22➕COLE, Geoffrey Harry appointedsecretary
- 2005-02-22➕BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-02-22➖BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-02-22➕BIDDEL, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Edward Kenwyn Furse Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/02/2022 |
Mr Joshua Neil Kingston Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/02/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Neil Mccallum Kingstonceased 22/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Geoffrey Harry Coleceased 25/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Cooper House
Lower Charlton Estate
Shepton Mallet
Somerset
BA4 5QE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
FURSE, Edward Kenwyn→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KINGSTON, Joshua Neil→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLE, Geoffrey Harry→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-02-22 · resigned 2018-06-25
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-22 · resigned 2005-02-22
BIDDEL, David→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2005-02-22 · resigned 2010-09-23
COLE, Geoffrey Harry→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2005-03-07 · resigned 2018-06-25
KINGSTON, Neil Mccallum→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2005-03-07 · resigned 2022-02-22
WICKS, Terence Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2005-03-07 · resigned 2022-02-22
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Recent filings (71 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-04