D. BURNS & SON LIMITED

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SC301230 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-24
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 2025
Net worth
£9.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,696

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 435% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£13k£17kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£26.0k£6.8k
Current assets£16.6k£13.2k
Cash£15.1k—
Net assets£9.7k£1.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-21
    ➖
    BURNS, Amanda Jane resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-10-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-04-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2006-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As D. BURNS & SON LIMITED
  19. 2006-04-24
    ➕
    BURNS, Charles David appointed
    director
  20. 2006-04-24
    ➕
    BURNS, Amanda Jane appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURNS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles David Burns
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-04-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

18 Ardmillan
Kilwinning
KA13 6LR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08
Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BURNS, Charles David→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-04-24
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Active
BURNS, Amanda Jane→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-24 · resigned 2024-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-30