A & E PROPERTIES (BURNLEY) LTD

💤Zombieactive
11553392 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-06
    HEAP, Thomas Charles appointed
    director
  8. 2021-04-06
    SUMNER, Aaron James resigned
    director
  9. 2021-04-06
    WHITEHEAD, Emily Alice Sumner resigned
    director
  10. 2021-04-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-04-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2021-04-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-04-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-04-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-10-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-04-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2018-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As A & E PROPERTIES (BURNLEY) LTD
  22. 2018-09-05
    SUMNER, Aaron James appointed
    director
  23. 2018-09-05
    WHITEHEAD, Emily Alice Sumner appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Dixon Street Properties Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dixon Street Properties Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
A & E PROPERTIES (BURNLEY) LTD
This company · 11553392

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dixon Street Properties Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Aaron James Sumnerceased 06/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Miss Emily Alice Sumner Whiteheadceased 06/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Fourth Floor, St James House
St. James's Row
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 1DR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HEAP, Thomas Charles
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-04-06
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Active
SUMNER, Aaron James
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-09-05 · resigned 2021-04-06
Resigned
WHITEHEAD, Emily Alice Sumner
director · ~31y · appointed 2018-09-05 · resigned 2021-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-04-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-06