BURNETTS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14312110 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£250.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £250,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£250k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£50k£100k£150k£200k£250kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£250.0k£250.0k
Current assets£100.0k£100.0k
Net assets£250.0k£250.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-07
    HAYWARD, Helen Frances appointed
    director
  6. 2023-03-07
    JOHNSTON, James Alexander appointed
    director
  7. 2023-03-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-03-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-08-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BURNETTS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED
  10. 2022-08-23
    GUTTERIDGE, Nicholas appointed
    director
  11. 2022-08-23
    MILLER, Richard William appointed
    director
  12. 2022-08-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

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

Burnetts Solicitors Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Burnetts Solicitors Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BURNETTS TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED
This company · 14312110

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
Burnetts Solicitors Llp
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Registered office

Victoria House Wavell Drive
Rosehill Industrial Estate
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 2ST
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

GUTTERIDGE, Nicholas
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-08-23
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Active
HAYWARD, Helen Frances
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-03-07
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Active
JOHNSTON, James Alexander
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-03-07
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Active
MILLER, Richard William
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-08-23
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-23