BURTON MILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

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07918312 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-09-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-28
    BISHOP, Eleanor Rose appointed
    director
  6. 2025-03-28
    FOWLER, Janet resigned
    director
  7. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-19
    DAVIS, Lola Yvonne resigned
    director
  12. 2020-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-30
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  14. 2018-09-26
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  15. 2017-10-09
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  16. 2016-10-02
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  17. 2016-01-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-10-02
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-01-17
    DAVIS, Lola Yvonne appointed
    director
  20. 2012-06-27
    JONES, Priscilla May appointed
    director
  21. 2012-01-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BURTON MILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
  22. 2012-01-20
    JONES, Priscilla appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-01-20
    WEST, Valerie appointed
    director
  24. 2012-01-20
    FOWLER, Janet appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Burton Mill Grove Road
Burton Bradstock
Bridport
Dorset
DT6 4QU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Priscilla
secretary · appointed 2012-01-20
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Active
BISHOP, Eleanor Rose
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-03-28
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Active
JONES, Priscilla May
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-06-27
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Active
WEST, Valerie
director · ~81y · appointed 2012-01-20
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Active
DAVIS, Lola Yvonne
director · ~89y · appointed 2013-01-17 · resigned 2020-11-19
Resigned
FOWLER, Janet
director · ~88y · appointed 2012-01-20 · resigned 2025-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-22