BURDON LEA MAINTENANCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03672493 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-11-23

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2025-08-14
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2024-08-23
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2023-10-11
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BRIGGS, Alistair appointed
director
2023-10-11
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officers · AP01
2023-10-11
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officers · TM01
2023-10-07
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NEWTON, Valerie resigned
director
2023-08-30
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2022-09-05
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2021-08-24
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2020-11-09
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2019-09-05
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2018-07-11
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2017-09-06
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2016-09-05
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2015-11-18
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2015-08-31
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2014-11-18
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2005-08-04
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ARMSTRONG, Steven appointed
secretary
2005-08-04
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POWELL, Joanne resigned
secretary
2002-10-17
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POWELL, Joanne appointed
secretary
2002-10-17
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SINCLAIR, Philip Ashley resigned
secretary
2002-09-02
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POXTON, Michael resigned
secretary
2002-09-02
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SMYTH, Pamela June resigned
director
2002-08-30
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MACKINNON, Iain Lachlan resigned
director
2002-08-30
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SMYTH, Pamela June appointed
director
2002-07-19
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ARMSTRONG, Steven appointed
director
2002-07-19
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POWELL, Joanne appointed
director
2002-07-19
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SINCLAIR, Philip Ashley appointed
director
2002-07-19
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SINCLAIR, Philip Ashley appointed
secretary
2002-07-19
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NEWTON, Valerie appointed
director
2002-01-31
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MACKINNON, Iain Lachlan appointed
director
2002-01-10
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SPOORS, Peter resigned
director
2001-07-24
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POXTON, Michael appointed
secretary
2001-07-24
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WINDLE, Michael Patrick resigned
secretary
2001-07-24
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ANDERSON, James Robson resigned
director
2001-07-24
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CURRAN, Margaret resigned
director
2001-07-24
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SPOORS, Peter appointed
director
2001-07-24
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WAITES, William Ian resigned
director
1998-11-23
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Company incorporated
As BURDON LEA MAINTENANCE LIMITED
1998-11-23
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WINDLE, Michael Patrick appointed
secretary
1998-11-23
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ANDERSON, James Robson appointed
director
1998-11-23
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CURRAN, Margaret appointed
director
1998-11-23
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WAITES, William Ian appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Steven Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	01/11/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1998-11-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Rivendell Burdon Hall

Burdon

Sunderland

Tyne & Wear

SR3 2PX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-17

Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (5 active · 11 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Steven→

secretary · appointed 2005-08-04

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Active

ARMSTRONG, Steven→

director · ~68y · appointed 2002-07-19

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Active

BRIGGS, Alistair→

director · ~59y · appointed 2023-10-11

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Active

POWELL, Joanne→

director · ~64y · appointed 2002-07-19

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Active

SINCLAIR, Philip Ashley→

director · ~61y · appointed 2002-07-19

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Active

POWELL, Joanne→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2005-08-04

Resigned

POXTON, Michael→

secretary · appointed 2001-07-24 · resigned 2002-09-02

Resigned

SINCLAIR, Philip Ashley→

secretary · appointed 2002-07-19 · resigned 2002-10-17

Resigned

WINDLE, Michael Patrick→

secretary · appointed 1998-11-23 · resigned 2001-07-24

Resigned

ANDERSON, James Robson→

director · ~77y · appointed 1998-11-23 · resigned 2001-07-24

Resigned

CURRAN, Margaret→

director · ~80y · appointed 1998-11-23 · resigned 2001-07-24

Resigned

MACKINNON, Iain Lachlan→

director · ~66y · appointed 2002-01-31 · resigned 2002-08-30

Resigned

NEWTON, Valerie→

director · ~61y · appointed 2002-07-19 · resigned 2023-10-07

Resigned

SMYTH, Pamela June→

director · appointed 2002-08-30 · resigned 2002-09-02

Resigned

SPOORS, Peter→

director · ~74y · appointed 2001-07-24 · resigned 2002-01-10

Resigned

WAITES, William Ian→

director · ~76y · appointed 1998-11-23 · resigned 2001-07-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

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2025-08-14

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2024-11-03

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2024-08-23

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2023-11-03

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2023-10-11

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2023-10-11

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2023-08-30

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2022-11-03

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2022-09-05

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2021-11-16

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2020-11-09

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2019-11-15