BURNING GOLD MEDIA LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
05701988 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-08
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9211
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 9251SIC 9251
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
no address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
75
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2011-02-22📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2011-02-22🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-11-09📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-10-28📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-02-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-02-23📍move-registers-to-sail-companyaddress · AD03
- 2010-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-02-23📍change-sail-address-companyaddress · AD02
- 2010-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-03-18📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-10-08📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-05-14📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-06-08📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2007-04-27📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2007-03-28📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2007-03-28📄legacyannual-return · 363(288)
- 2007-03-28📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-03-28📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-12-31➕COULES, Graham Edward appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-31➖BIDWORTH, Kensa Jane resignedsecretary
- 2006-03-01📄legacycapital · 88(2)R
- 2006-02-14📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-02-14📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-02-14📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2006-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BURNING GOLD MEDIA LIMITED
- 2006-02-08➕CAPENER, John Raymond appointeddirector
- 2006-02-08➕COULES, Graham Edward appointeddirector
- 2006-02-08➕COULES, Victoria appointeddirector
- 2006-02-08➕BIDWORTH, Kensa Jane appointedsecretary
- 2006-02-08➕GRAEME, Paul Gordon appointedsecretary
- 2006-02-08➖GRAEME, Paul Gordon resignedsecretary
- 2006-02-08➕GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointeddirector
- 2006-02-08➖GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigneddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-02-22
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02229539 PLC→ 02229539 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| 10 TO 4 PRODUCTIONS LIMITED→ 10889499 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 100UK LTD→ 10943276 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 1080 FITNESS LTD→ 06794247 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 10DB LTD→ 07139540 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 10K USED GEAR LIMITED→ 05555450 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 11:11 EVENTS LTD→ 11256142 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 11.11 YOGA STUDIO LTD→ 12124332 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 110 YDS LTD→ 16654930 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1188 TRAVEL LTD→ 16649128 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11MEN FITNESS LTD→ 16011450 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC9211 — SIC 9211
Registered office
147 Clifton Street
Old Town
Swindon
Wiltshire
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
COULES, Graham Edward→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-12-31
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CAPENER, John Raymond→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2006-02-08
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COULES, Graham Edward→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2006-02-08
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COULES, Victoria→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2006-02-08
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BIDWORTH, Kensa Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2006-12-31
GRAEME, Paul Gordon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2006-02-08
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2006-02-08
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Recent filings (30 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2011-02-22
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-11-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2010-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-09-09
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-02-23
move-registers-to-sail-company
address · AD03
2010-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-02-23
change-sail-address-company
address · AD02
2010-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-10-29
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-03-18
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2008-10-08
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-05-14