A BURGESS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06801605 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.2y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees200200

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-03-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  7. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-15
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    BURGESS, Sarah Victoria resigned
    director
  9. 2020-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-10-01
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    BURGESS, Sarah Victoria appointed
    director
  13. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2010-08-26
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    BURGESS, Barbara appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-01-01
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    BURGESS, Sarah Victoria resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-03-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2009-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A BURGESS LTD
  23. 2009-01-26
    ➕
    BURGESS, Adam Wayne appointed
    director
  24. 2009-01-26
    ➕
    BURGESS, Sarah Victoria appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURGESS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Wayne Burgess
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Springfields Jervis Lane
Meaford
Stone
Staffordshire
ST15 0PZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BURGESS, Barbara→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-26
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Active
BURGESS, Adam Wayne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-01-26
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Active
BURGESS, Sarah Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
BURGESS, Sarah Victoria→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-10-01 · resigned 2020-09-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge—29/03/2022—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property06/03/2009—
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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-05