BURKINSHAW ESTATES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14323204 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-30
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01610Support activities for crop production
- 41100Development of building projects
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
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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 (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-10-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-14➕BURKINSHAW, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2022-08-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BURKINSHAW ESTATES LIMITED
- 2022-08-30➕BURKINSHAW, Denise appointedsecretary
- 2022-08-30➕BURKINSHAW, Denise appointeddirector
- 2022-08-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +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 "BURKINSHAW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BURKINSHAW, Sarah (same surname) appointed 2024-03-14. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Denise Burkinshaw Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/08/2022 |
Miss Sarah Burkinshaw Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 28/03/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
1 Windmill Farm
Choppington
Northumberland
NE62 5TJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BURKINSHAW, Denise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-08-30
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BURKINSHAW, Denise→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2022-08-30
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BURKINSHAW, Sarah→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-03-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/02/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-30