BURNHEAD GROUP LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-447.1k | £-397.8k |
| Current assets | £626.3k | £649.7k |
| Cash | £4.4k | £6.6k |
| Debtors | £220.9k | £251.7k |
| Net assets | £-488.5k | £-436.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-12-08📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-11-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2011-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BURNHEAD GROUP LIMITED
- 2011-09-08➕BRYSON, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Bryson Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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