BURTON EQUESTRIAN PARTNERS LIMITED
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 -98% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £841.6k | £1.36M |
| Current assets | £856.4k | £1.36M |
| Cash | £3.1k | £165.0k |
| Debtors | £6.4k | £8.3k |
| Net assets | £841.6k | £1.36M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-22✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-09-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-03-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-03-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-03-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-03-01📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BURTON EQUESTRIAN PARTNERS LIMITED
- 2022-01-20➕BURTON, Christopher Lenard appointeddirector
- 2022-01-20➕BURTON, Rebekah appointeddirector
- 2022-01-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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 "BURTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-09-22: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Lenard Burton Individual · Australian · DOB 11/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/01/2022 |
Mrs Rebekah Burton Individual · Australian · DOB 12/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/01/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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