BURNBRAE HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC261248 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-23
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-06
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    LAW, Drew Thomas appointed
    director
  3. 2025-06-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-05-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-05-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-05-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-05-08
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    LAW, Graeme George appointed
    director
  8. 2025-03-18
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2025-03-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-23
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  15. 2021-03-23
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  16. 2021-03-12
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  17. 2021-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2007-06-30
    ➕
    LAW, Drew Thomas appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-06-30
    ➖
    YOUNG, Gillian resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-01-13
    ➕
    LAW, Deborah appointed
    director
  23. 2004-01-13
    ➕
    YOUNG, Gillian appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-01-13
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-01-13
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-12-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BURNBRAE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  27. 2003-12-23
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-12-23
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LAW, Graeme George (same surname) appointed 2025-05-08. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graeme George Law
Individual · British · DOB 06/1992 · age 34
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/03/2025
Mr Drew Thomas Law
Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-12-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Mechanics Workshop
New Lanark Mills
Lanark
ML11 9DB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

LAW, Drew Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAW, Deborah→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-01-13
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Active
LAW, Drew Thomas→
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAW, Graeme George→
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, Gillian→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2007-06-30
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-23 · resigned 2004-01-13
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-23 · resigned 2004-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-09
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-03-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-30