E BURGOYNE & SONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC614465 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-23

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.5y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

22 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	1100	1100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-05-25
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-03
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-01-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
2019-12-24
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2018-11-23
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Company incorporated
As E BURGOYNE & SONS LIMITED
2018-11-23
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BURGOYNE, Ernest appointed
director
2018-11-23
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

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 "BURGOYNE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ernest Burgoyne Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest	23/11/2018

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

Incorporated2018-11-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

17 Flowerhill Street

Airdrie

ML6 6AP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-11

Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BURGOYNE, Ernest→

director · ~74y · appointed 2018-11-23

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Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited	A registered charge	—	28/01/2020	—

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-22

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-03-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-28

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-03-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-04-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-29

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2021-06-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-06-21

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2021-06-18