BURTON CONTRACTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC406966 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-07
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).
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, 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23➖BURTON, Elizabeth Jane Mccallum resignedsecretary
- 2022-08-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-09-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2011-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BURTON CONTRACTS LIMITED
- 2011-09-07➕BURTON, Alan Ferguson appointeddirector
- 2011-09-07➕BURTON, Elizabeth Jane Mccallum appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "BURTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alan Ferguson Burton Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Elizabeth Jane Mccallum Burtonceased 31/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BUILD N DESIGN LTD→ SC868598 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURNSIDE PLANT HIRE LTD→ SC402555 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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| CAIRN BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC547774 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation
Registered office
169 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2LB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
BURTON, Alan Ferguson→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2011-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURTON, Elizabeth Jane Mccallum→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-09-07 · resigned 2022-08-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14