BURMAH (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC544805 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£11.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,344
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£139
~ YoY
Net Worth
£11k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£12k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£12kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£11.3k£11.3k
Current assets£11.8k£11.8k
Cash£139£139
Debtors£11.5k£11.5k
Net assets£11.3k£11.3k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-09-29
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2023-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-08-05
    ➖
    EDMISTON, William John resigned
    director
  12. 2020-04-30
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2020-04-29
    ➕
    PENNINGTON, Kimberley Lyell appointed
    secretary
  14. 2020-04-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-04-09
    ➕
    BALFOUR, Kristofer Alexander appointed
    director
  16. 2020-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-09-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BURMAH (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  20. 2016-09-07
    ➕
    EDMISTON, William John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William John Edmiston
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Mitchell Buildings
Woodside Way
Glenrothes
Fife
KY7 4ND
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PENNINGTON, Kimberley Lyell→
secretary · appointed 2020-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALFOUR, Kristofer Alexander→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDMISTON, William John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-09-07 · resigned 2020-08-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18