ANDREW BURNETT ASSOCIATES LTD
🌳Matureactive
08504765 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-25
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-76.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01250
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £76,504
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
↑ 6.3% YoY
Net Worth
-£77k
↓ 8.7% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↑ 6.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-76.5k | £-70.4k |
| Current assets | £13.1k | £12.3k |
| Cash | £13.1k | £12.3k |
| Net assets | £-76.5k | £-70.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-01➕BURNETT, Linda Gail appointeddirector
- 2013-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW BURNETT ASSOCIATES LTD
- 2013-04-25➕BURNETT, Linda Gail appointedsecretary
- 2013-04-25➕BURNETT, Andrew Cameron appointeddirector
Owner dependency
96/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURNETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Linda Burnett Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/07/2016 |
Dr Andrew Burnett Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
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
Incorporated2013-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01250 — SIC 01250
Registered office
Lemanis House Stone Street
Lympne
Hythe
CT21 4JN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BURNETT, Linda Gail→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-04-25
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BURNETT, Andrew Cameron→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2013-04-25
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BURNETT, Linda Gail→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-05-01
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07