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Burlen Limited

Burlen Limited is an active UK company (number 02005550), incorporated 1986, with 4 current directors including John Willoughby Burnett and Jamie Daniel Burnett. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Benjamin James Harvell 2011-2026 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Peter Burnett 2011-2026 Director View profile
  3. Amelia Fay Cockerton 2011-2026 Director View profile
  4. John Oliver Gordon Cridge 2004-2012 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas Finbar Curtin 1995 Director View profile
  6. Eldridge Parker 1992 Director View profile
  7. Linda Margaret Burnett 2003-2026 Secretary View profile
  8. Clare Pike 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  9. Margaret Elizabeth Fisher 2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/04/1986

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Burlen Limited is controlled by Burlen Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Burlen Group Holdings Limited is controlled by John Willoughby Burnett
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Willoughby Burnett.

6 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£3,562,807
Total assets
£3,772,231
Cash
£370,316
Employees
58
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

4 directors on the board

18.1y median 15.4y
average tenure
24.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Dormant 22Finance 2Manufacturing 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02005550
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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