BURROUGH FAMILY INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC570608 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£17.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,251
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,358 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£17k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 164% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£13k£20k£27k£34kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£17.3k£33.6k
Current assets£9.7k£3.7k
Net assets£17.3k£33.6k

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2018-11-14
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-11-14
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  13. 2018-11-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2018-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-11-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-02-07
    ➕
    BURROUGH, Fiona Ruth appointed
    director
  19. 2018-02-07
    ➕
    BURROUGH, Nathan Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2018-02-07
    ➖
    BELL, Adrian Edward Robert resigned
    director
  21. 2018-02-07
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2017-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BURROUGH FAMILY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  23. 2017-07-06
    ➕
    BELL, Adrian Edward Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2017-07-06
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURROUGH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Fiona Ruth Burrough
Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/10/2018
Mr Nathan Paul Burrough
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/02/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Morton Fraser Directors Limitedceased 07/02/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-07-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

7 South Gray Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH9 1TE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BURROUGH, Fiona Ruth→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURROUGH, Nathan Paul→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Adrian Edward Robert→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-07-06 · resigned 2018-02-07
Resigned
MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2017-07-06 · resigned 2018-02-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-08