BURNAWN ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £97.5k | £54.3k |
| Current assets | £156.7k | £153.5k |
| Net assets | £97.5k | £54.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-08-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-30➖MCGOUGAN, Barry Graham resigneddirector
- 2022-06-30📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-06-30📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-06-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-06-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-14➕FOSTER, Lisa Anne appointeddirector
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30➖FOSTER, Lisa Ann resignedsecretary
- 2019-10-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-10-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-08-25➖FOSTER, Lisa Ann resigneddirector
- 2014-05-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2008-06-01➕FOSTER, Lisa Ann appointedsecretary
- 2008-06-01➕FOSTER, Lisa Ann appointeddirector
- 2008-05-31➖MCGOUGAN, Lisa resignedsecretary
- 2006-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BURNAWN ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD
- 2006-11-24➕MCGOUGAN, Lisa appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-24➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-24➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-24➕MCGOUGAN, Barry Graham appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
L Foster Accountancy Services Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L Foster Accountancy Services Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 01/07/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Barry Graham Mcgouganceased 30/06/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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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Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/05/2014 | — |