BURNSIDE 220 LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC693584 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-26
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.1y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 900 | 900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-09➕COWLEY, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-03-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Meraki Restaurant Group Limited
- 2021-06-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-05-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BURNSIDE 220 LTD
- 2021-03-26➕COWLEY, Fallon appointeddirector
- 2021-03-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Meraki Restaurant Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Meraki Restaurant Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BURNSIDE 220 LTD
This company · SC693584
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Meraki Restaurant Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 23/04/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Fallon Cowleyceased 23/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
21 Philip Murray Road
Bellshill
ML4 3FA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
COWLEY, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COWLEY, Fallon→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-03-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Meraki Restaurant Group Meraki Restaurant Group Limited | A registered charge | — | 12/03/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (17 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-06-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-05-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-17