BURWAINS ENERGY LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC373859 · llp · incorporated 2012-03-28
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-04-02
Average employees100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-24
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  4. 2025-04-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  5. 2025-03-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2025-01-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  7. 2024-09-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2023-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-04
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2022-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2022-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  15. 2021-04-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2020-10-26
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  17. 2020-10-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  18. 2020-10-26
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  19. 2020-10-26
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  20. 2020-10-23
    ➕
    WALTON, Jonathan appointed
    llp-designated-member
  21. 2020-10-23
    ➖
    KEITH WALTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  22. 2020-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-04-20
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2019-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-04-09
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2018-11-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2018-04-11
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  28. 2012-03-30
    ➕
    WALTON, Keith appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2012-03-30
    ➕
    KEITH WALTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  30. 2012-03-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BURWAINS ENERGY LLP
  31. 2012-03-28
    ➕
    WOODBERRY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  32. 2012-03-28
    ➖
    WOODBERRY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  33. 2012-03-28
    ➕
    WOODBERRY SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  34. 2012-03-28
    ➖
    WOODBERRY SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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 Keith Walton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78
—75–100%75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Keith Walton Construction Company Limitedceased 23/10/2020· 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
Typellp
Incorporated2012-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

The Coach House Burwains Halifax Road
Briercliffe
Burnley
Lancashire
BB10 3QY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last made up to: 2025-04-02
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WALTON, Jonathan→
llp-designated-member · ~45y · appointed 2020-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALTON, Keith→
llp-designated-member · ~78y · appointed 2012-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEITH WALTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2012-03-30 · resigned 2020-10-23
Resigned
WOODBERRY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2012-03-28 · resigned 2012-03-28
Resigned
WOODBERRY SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2012-03-28 · resigned 2012-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-04-24
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-04-06