BURKES OF CORNASCRIEBE (2014) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI627753 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-12
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 9.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). 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 9.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2026-03-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-03-18
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  4. 2025-08-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-08-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    BURKE, Patricia Elizabeth appointed
    director
  7. 2024-09-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2024-09-17
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2024-09-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-08-29
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2024-08-28
    ➕
    WALKER, Laura Patricia appointed
    director
  13. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-07-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-08-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-10-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Northern Bank Limited
  20. 2014-11-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BURKES OF CORNASCRIEBE (2014) LIMITED
  21. 2014-11-12
    ➕
    BURKE, William Henry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURKE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Henry Burke
Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting12/11/2016
Mrs Laura Patricia Walker
Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/10/2024
Mrs Patricia Elizabeth Burke
Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/11/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-12
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC46610 — SIC 46610

Registered office

151 Markethill Road
Portadown
Craigavon
County Armagh
BT62 3SL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BURKE, Patricia Elizabeth→
director · ~73y · appointed 2024-10-01
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Active
BURKE, William Henry→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-11-12
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Active
WALKER, Laura Patricia→
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-08-28
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Northern Bank
Northern Bank Limited
A registered charge—24/10/2016—
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Recent filings (33 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-20
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21