BURTON & PARTNERS LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC446026 · llp · incorporated 2023-02-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£162.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed business with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £162,571
Net assets shrinking
Down £54,550 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£163k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£43k£87k£130k£174k£217kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£484.7k£470.4k
Current assets£2.8k£1.8k
Net assets£162.6k£217.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  5. 2024-02-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-05-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  7. 2023-02-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BURTON & PARTNERS LLP
  8. 2023-02-28
    BURTON, Malachi Tobias appointed
    llp-designated-member
  9. 2023-02-28
    CHRICHLOW, Demi Megan appointed
    llp-designated-member
  10. 2023-02-28
    BURTON, Pauline Margaret appointed
    llp-member
  11. 2023-02-28
    📄
    incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
    incorporation · LLIN01

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Malachi Tobias Burton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1990 · age 36
sig. influencesignificant influence28/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

7a Alkmaar Way
Norwich
NR6 6BF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BURTON, Malachi Tobias
llp-designated-member · ~36y · appointed 2023-02-28
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Active
CHRICHLOW, Demi Megan
llp-designated-member · ~29y · appointed 2023-02-28
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Active
BURTON, Pauline Margaret
llp-member · ~66y · appointed 2023-02-28
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-02-27
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2023-05-12
incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
incorporation · LLIN01
2023-02-28