BURTON & WILSON LTD
🌳Matureactive
06972417 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-24
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£101.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £101,577
Cash YoY
+34%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£122k
↑ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£102k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£125k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £101.6k | £77.9k |
| Current assets | £124.8k | £92.0k |
| Cash | £121.5k | £90.8k |
| Net assets | £101.6k | £77.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-14➖WILSON, Brian resigneddirector
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-06➕DAVIS, Paul Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-09-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-07-23➖BURTON, John resigneddirector
- 2014-11-13➕MURRAY, Phillip Thomas appointeddirector
- 2009-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BURTON & WILSON LTD
- 2009-07-24➕BURTON, John appointeddirector
- 2009-07-24➕WILSON, Brian 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
41/100
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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Phillip Thomas Murray Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest | 15/07/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Brian Wilsonceased 15/06/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr John Burtonceased 23/07/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
5 Clifton Street
Lincoln
LN5 8LQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
DAVIS, Paul Richard→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURRAY, Phillip Thomas→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURTON, John→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2009-07-24 · resigned 2019-07-23
WILSON, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2009-07-24 · resigned 2025-08-14
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28