BURKE BROS RECOVERY LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -86% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.26M | £3.17M |
| Current assets | £1.91M | £1.56M |
| Cash | £119.9k | £829.1k |
| Debtors | £1.76M | £723.5k |
| Net assets | £1.76M | £1.23M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-09-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Paragon Bank Business Finance PLC
- 2016-07-06➕BURKE, Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2014-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BURKE BROS RECOVERY LIMITED
- 2014-03-26➕BURKE, Sam Ryan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURKE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Sam Burke Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Burke Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/01/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Sam Ryan Burkeceased 31/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Paragon Paragon Bank Business Finance PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/12/2016 | 11/09/2020 |