BURT & VIE LTD

💤Zombieactive
14664396 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-15
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£206.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 £206,373

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£206k
↑ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£584
↓ 91% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£41k£83k£124k£165k£206kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£206.4k£183.0k
Current assets£584£6.2k
Net assets£206.4k£120.7k

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
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-01
    VIE, Cameron Robert resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2026-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2026-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2026-01-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2025-06-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-06-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-03-01
    VIE, Cameron Robert appointed
    director
  12. 2024-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-02-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2024-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-02-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2024-01-31
    VIE, Cameron Robert resigned
    director
  18. 2023-06-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2023-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BURT & VIE LTD
  20. 2023-02-15
    BURT, Steve appointed
    director
  21. 2023-02-15
    VIE, Cameron Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2023-02-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURT" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steve Burt
Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/02/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Cameron Robert Vieceased 31/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2023-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Unit C
Lucknow Road
Bodmin
PL31 1EZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BURT, Steve
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-02-15
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Active
VIE, Cameron Robert
director · ~30y · appointed 2025-03-01 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned
VIE, Cameron Robert
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-02-15 · resigned 2024-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-05