BURKES AGRI SUPPLIES LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI627223 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£6.95M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46610SIC 46610
  • 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,945,844
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.2m
↓ 5.4% YoY
Net Worth
£6.9m
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
£5.8m
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1.4m£2.8m£4.2m£5.6m£6.9mNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£7.04M£6.59M
Current assets£5.80M£5.50M
Cash£2.17M£2.30M
Net assets£6.95M£6.50M

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

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-09
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  2. 2024-09-17
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  3. 2024-09-02
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    BURKE, Helen Patricia appointed
    director
  4. 2024-08-22
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  5. 2023-08-21
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  6. 2022-08-22
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  7. 2021-08-27
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  8. 2020-06-16
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  9. 2020-02-14
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  10. 2019-06-17
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  11. 2019-06-17
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-06-17
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  13. 2018-08-21
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  14. 2017-08-29
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  15. 2017-03-08
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  16. 2016-08-12
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  17. 2016-06-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Allens Autos (Portadown) Limited
  18. 2015-06-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee for Itself and Bank of Ireland (UK) PLC)
  19. 2014-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BURKES AGRI SUPPLIES LTD
  20. 2014-10-13
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    BURKE, Richard Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

94/100
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
  • +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 "BURKE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Charles Burke
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting13/10/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-13
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

81 Mullantine Road
Portadown
Craigavon
Co Armagh
BT62 4EY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BURKE, Helen Patricia→
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-09-02
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BURKE, Richard Charles→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-10-13
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Allens Autos (Portadown)
Allens Autos (Portadown) Limited
A registered charge2 properties01/06/2016—
outstanding
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee for Itself and Bank of Ireland (UK) )
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee for Itself and Bank of Ireland (UK) PLC)
A registered charge—23/06/2015—
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Recent filings (31 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
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accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15