BURKETT INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08733882 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-15
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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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-08-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-08-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-08-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-03-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-03-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2022-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-01-22
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    VALK, Deborah Jane appointed
    director
  19. 2013-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BURKETT INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  20. 2013-10-15
    ➕
    BURKETT, Daphne appointed
    director
  21. 2013-10-15
    ➕
    BURKETT, Malcolm appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURKETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Malcolm Burkett
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/03/2021
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Daphne Burkettceased 15/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Malcolm Burkettceased 15/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Daphne Burkettceased 15/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Malcolm Burkettceased 15/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

4 Bloors Lane
Rainham
Gillingham
Kent
ME8 7EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BURKETT, Daphne→
director · ~81y · appointed 2013-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURKETT, Malcolm→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VALK, Deborah Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-29