BURNSIDE WIND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC420124 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-22
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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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-17
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  3. 2023-06-01
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  4. 2022-06-28
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  5. 2021-05-17
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  6. 2020-06-01
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-13
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-27
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    address · AD01
  9. 2018-05-24
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  10. 2017-06-08
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  11. 2016-09-29
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  12. 2016-04-11
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  13. 2015-07-06
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-04-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-01-10
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    MAGNOLIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2013-01-10
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    CAMERON, Duncan Ogilvy resigned
    secretary
  18. 2012-05-28
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    BUCHAN, Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2012-05-28
    ➕
    CAMERON, Duncan Ogilvy appointed
    director
  20. 2012-05-28
    ➕
    CAMERON, Duncan Ogilvy appointed
    secretary
  21. 2012-05-28
    ➖
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2012-05-28
    ➖
    CONNON, Roger Gordon resigned
    director
  23. 2012-05-28
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    MCEWING, David resigned
    director
  24. 2012-03-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BURNSIDE WIND LIMITED
  25. 2012-03-22
    ➕
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2012-03-22
    ➕
    CONNON, Roger Gordon appointed
    director
  27. 2012-03-22
    ➕
    MCEWING, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Macwind Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Macwind Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BURNSIDE WIND LIMITED
This company · SC420124

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Macwind Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Westertown
Rothienorman
Inverurie
AB51 8US
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MAGNOLIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCHAN, Michael→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMERON, Duncan Ogilvy→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMERON, Duncan Ogilvy→
secretary · appointed 2012-05-28 · resigned 2013-01-10
Resigned
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-03-22 · resigned 2012-05-28
Resigned
CONNON, Roger Gordon→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-03-22 · resigned 2012-05-28
Resigned
MCEWING, David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-03-22 · resigned 2012-05-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-02