BURNDENE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
📉Decliningactive
SC015613 · ltd · incorporated 1929-06-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 9 lenders · oldest 42.9y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 9 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 13 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
192 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £3,000
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-28 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit | £3.0k | £-993.0k |
| Profit before tax | £3.0k | £48.43M |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (68 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-01-01➕MCQUINN, Richard Patrick appointedsecretary
- 2025-01-01➕EDET, Lindsay appointeddirector
- 2024-12-31➖ALLAN, Susan resignedsecretary
- 2024-12-31➖ALLAN, Susan resigneddirector
- 2024-12-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-12-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-17🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Barclays Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
- 2024-04-17🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Barclays Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-03-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-03-17🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2023-03-17🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2022-12-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-20🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2022-12-20🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2022-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-25🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2017-07-25🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2017-07-25🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2017-07-25🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-07-20🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)
- 2017-07-20🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC as Security Agent
- 2017-06-14➖COOPER, Julian Edward Peregrine resigneddirector
- 2017-06-14➖MURPHY, Bernard Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2016-12-01➕MUNK, Peter appointeddirector
- 2016-06-02➕ALLAN, Susan appointedsecretary
- 2016-06-02➖MURPHY, Bernard Malcolm resignedsecretary
- 2016-05-24➕ALLAN, Susan appointeddirector
- 2016-02-27➕COOPER, Julian Edward Peregrine appointeddirector
- 2015-12-31➖JEFFREY, Colin Drew resigneddirector
- 2014-07-21➖MEREDITH, James resigneddirector
- 2013-03-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2013-03-04🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Cavendish Security Trustee Limited
- 2013-03-04🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Cavendish Security Trustee Limited
- 2013-03-04🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2013-03-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2013-02-27➖LITTLE, David resigneddirector
- 2012-01-31➖BURVILLE, Ian James resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 68 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Willerby Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Willerby Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BURNDENE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · SC015613
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Willerby Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1929-06-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
4th Floor 115 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4JN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)
MCQUINN, Richard Patrick→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDET, Lindsay→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLAN, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-06-02 · resigned 2024-12-31
BURVILLE, Ian James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-06-01 · resigned 2004-07-01
MURPHY, Bernard Malcolm→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2016-06-02
RITCHIE, Francis William→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-06-01
ALLAN, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-05-24 · resigned 2024-12-31
BURVILLE, Ian James→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2002-05-27 · resigned 2012-01-31
CALDOW, David Thomas Cunningham→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 2004-03-10
COOPER, Julian Edward Peregrine→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-02-27 · resigned 2017-06-14
DOUGLAS, William Robin→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 2002-05-24
FINSTON, Stroma Jane Cunningham→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1998-03-01 · resigned 2004-03-10
JEFFREY, Colin Drew→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-03-10 · resigned 2015-12-31
LITTLE, David→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2004-03-10 · resigned 2013-02-27
MEREDITH, James→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2011-12-07 · resigned 2014-07-21
MURPHY, Bernard Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2017-06-14
RITCHIE, Francis William→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 2000-02-11
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Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 17/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 17/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/12/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/12/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries) | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/07/2017 | 17/03/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC as Security Agent | A registered charge | — | 20/07/2017 | 17/03/2023 | |
| satisfied | Cavendish Security Trustee Cavendish Security Trustee Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 04/03/2013 | 25/07/2017 | |
| satisfied | Cavendish Security Trustee Cavendish Security Trustee Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 04/03/2013 | 25/07/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 04/03/2013 | 25/07/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 04/03/2013 | 25/07/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee | Floating charge | 1 property | 21/05/2004 | 08/03/2013 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Letter of pledge | 1 property | 27/05/1983 | 11/06/2004 |
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Recent filings (192 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-17