ANDREW BURNET & COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC322681 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-02
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
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year to May 2024
Net worth
£10.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82302Activities of conference organisers
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.8y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,189

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£185k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£74k£111k£148k£185kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£186.8k£183.1k
Current assets£185.0k£136.7k
Net assets£10.2k£6.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 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. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-13
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    MILLER HENDRY (TRUSTEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2021-04-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-04-15
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-05-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-06-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-11-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  19. 2009-01-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2008-02-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  21. 2007-07-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  22. 2007-05-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW BURNET & COMPANY LIMITED
  23. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    BURNET, Andrew appointed
    director
  24. 2007-05-02
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    MILLER HENDRY (TRUSTEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2007-05-02
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2007-05-02
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2007-05-02
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 "BURNET" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Andrew Burnet
Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/05/2017

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
Incorporated2007-05-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

6 Atholl Crescent
Perth
PH1 5JN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BURNET, Andrew→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLER HENDRY (TRUSTEES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2021-04-13
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2007-05-02
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2007-05-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property09/11/2011—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property05/02/2008—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property19/07/200724/01/2009
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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-28