
Company Number
IE571275
Next Accounts
May 2025
Shareholders
burford capital holdings (uk) limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Registered Address
2nd floor 1-2 victoria buildings, haddington road, dublin 4 d04 xn32 ireland, dublin 4 dublin ireland, 662883
Website
-Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BURFORD FINANCE DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY at €819k based on a Turnover of €1.1m and 0.77x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BURFORD FINANCE DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY at €3.4m based on an EBITDA of €962.8k and a 3.51x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BURFORD FINANCE DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY at €49.8m based on Net Assets of €22.4m and 2.22x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Burford Finance Designated Activity Company is a live company located in dublin 4 d04 xn32 ireland, 662883 with a Companies House number of IE571275. It operates in the activities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 66190. Founded in November 2015, it's largest shareholder is burford capital holdings (uk) limited with a 100% stake. Burford Finance Designated Activity Company is a established, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at €1.1m with declining growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Burford Finance Designated Activity Company a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
3 Strong
2 Regular
3 Weak
Size
annual sales of €1.1m, make it smaller than the average company (€4.1m)
€1.1m - Burford Finance Designated Activity Company
€4.1m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -33%, show it is growing at a slower rate (9.4%)
-33% - Burford Finance Designated Activity Company
9.4% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 70%, this company has a comparable cost of product (70%)
70% - Burford Finance Designated Activity Company
70% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 90.4% make it more profitable than the average company (8.8%)
90.4% - Burford Finance Designated Activity Company
8.8% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 6 employees, this is below the industry average (9)
- Burford Finance Designated Activity Company
9 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
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- - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of €177.5k, this is equally as efficient (€182.4k)
- Burford Finance Designated Activity Company
€182.4k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
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- - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
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Stock Days
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Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 128 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (28 weeks)
128 weeks - Burford Finance Designated Activity Company
28 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 0.7%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (73.9%)
0.7% - Burford Finance Designated Activity Company
73.9% - Industry AVG
Burford Finance Designated Activity Company's latest turnover from December 2023 is €1.1 million and the company has net assets of €22.4 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that Burford Finance Designated Activity Company has 6 employees and maintains cash reserves of €372.2 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | |
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Turnover | 1,064,998 | 962,470 | 1,653,762 | 3,496,661 | 2,972,698 | 2,165,438 | 2,345,286 | 2,237,508 |
Other Income Or Grants | ||||||||
Cost Of Sales | ||||||||
Gross Profit | ||||||||
Admin Expenses | ||||||||
Operating Profit | ||||||||
Interest Payable | 5,167 | |||||||
Interest Receivable | ||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 895,965 | 818,377 | 1,519,045 | 3,420,603 | 2,909,630 | 2,077,639 | 2,252,048 | 2,172,915 |
Tax | -99,757 | -91,444 | -216,476 | -434,331 | -357,099 | -263,397 | -278,816 | -271,291 |
Profit After Tax | 796,208 | 726,933 | 1,302,570 | 2,986,273 | 2,552,531 | 1,814,242 | 1,973,232 | 1,901,624 |
Dividends Paid | 2,461,658 | |||||||
Retained Profit | 796,208 | 726,933 | 1,302,570 | 2,986,273 | 2,552,531 | -647,416 | 1,973,232 | 1,901,624 |
Employee Costs | ||||||||
Number Of Employees | ||||||||
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | |
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Tangible Assets | ||||||||
Intangible Assets | ||||||||
Investments & Other | 22,091,553 | 19,790,677 | 18,278,713 | 57,812,996 | 48,986,445 | 43,489,285 | 48,473,726 | 45,305,668 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 22,091,552 | 19,790,676 | 18,278,712 | |||||
Total Fixed Assets | 22,091,553 | 19,790,677 | 18,278,713 | 57,812,996 | 48,986,445 | 43,489,285 | 48,473,726 | 45,305,668 |
Stock & work in progress | ||||||||
Trade Debtors | ||||||||
Group Debtors | 9,236 | 1,845,504 | 1,856,301 | 1,999,521 | 1,824,697 | 1,756,802 | 227,715 | |
Misc Debtors | 76,665 | 15,702 | 146,794 | 540,411 | 11,654 | 279,042 | ||
Cash | 372,241 | 355,615 | 970,888 | 1,474,122 | 222,441 | 1,378,528 | 2,883,196 | 2,960,952 |
misc current assets | ||||||||
total current assets | 458,143 | 2,216,822 | 2,973,984 | 4,014,055 | 2,047,139 | 3,135,331 | 3,122,565 | 3,239,995 |
total assets | 22,549,696 | 22,007,498 | 21,252,697 | 61,827,050 | 51,033,583 | 46,624,616 | 51,596,292 | 48,545,663 |
Bank overdraft | ||||||||
Bank loan | ||||||||
Trade Creditors | ||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 122,849 | 379,631 | 231,341 | 557,424 | 24,716 | 32,822 | 20,620 | 480,573 |
other short term finances | ||||||||
hp & lease commitments | ||||||||
other current liabilities | 27,710 | 24,939 | 23,226 | 24,018 | 115,907 | 50,053 | 17,930 | 10,334 |
total current liabilities | 150,559 | 404,570 | 254,568 | 581,442 | 140,624 | 82,876 | 38,550 | 490,908 |
loans | 421,147 | |||||||
hp & lease commitments | ||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | ||||||||
other liabilities | ||||||||
provisions | ||||||||
total long term liabilities | 421,148 | |||||||
total liabilities | 150,559 | 404,570 | 254,568 | 581,442 | 140,624 | 82,876 | 38,550 | 912,056 |
net assets | 22,399,137 | 21,602,928 | 20,998,129 | 61,245,608 | 50,892,960 | 46,541,740 | 51,557,741 | 47,633,607 |
total shareholders funds | 22,399,137 | 21,602,928 | 20,998,129 | 61,245,608 | 50,892,960 | 46,541,740 | 51,557,741 | 47,633,607 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||||
Operating Profit | ||||||||
Depreciation | ||||||||
Amortisation | ||||||||
Tax | -99,757 | -91,444 | -216,476 | -434,331 | -357,099 | -263,397 | -278,816 | -271,291 |
Stock | ||||||||
Debtors | 525,571 | 1,370,075 | 17,741,875 | 715,235 | 67,895 | 1,517,433 | -39,673 | 279,042 |
Creditors | ||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 2,771 | 1,713 | -792 | -91,889 | 65,854 | 32,123 | 7,596 | 10,334 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | ||||||||
Cash flow from operations | ||||||||
Investing Activities | ||||||||
capital expenditure | ||||||||
Change in Investments | 2,300,876 | 1,511,964 | -39,534,283 | 8,826,551 | 5,497,160 | -4,984,441 | 3,168,058 | 45,305,668 |
cash flow from investments | ||||||||
Financing Activities | ||||||||
Bank loans | ||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -256,782 | 148,290 | -326,083 | 532,709 | -8,106 | 12,202 | -459,954 | 480,573 |
Other Short Term Loans | ||||||||
Long term loans | -421,147 | 421,147 | ||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | ||||||||
other long term liabilities | ||||||||
share issue | ||||||||
interest | -5,167 | |||||||
cash flow from financing | -256,782 | 26,157 | -41,876,132 | 7,899,084 | 1,790,583 | -4,356,383 | 1,069,802 | 46,628,536 |
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
cash | 16,626 | -615,273 | -503,234 | 1,251,681 | -1,156,087 | -1,504,667 | -77,757 | 2,960,952 |
overdraft | ||||||||
change in cash | 16,626 | -615,273 | -503,234 | 1,251,681 | -1,156,087 | -1,504,667 | -77,757 | 2,960,952 |
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BURFORD FINANCE DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY group structure
Burford Finance Designated Activity Company has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
BURFORD CAPITAL LTD
#0076151
Parent name
07359945
2 parents
BURFORD FINANCE DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY
IE571275
Burford Finance Designated Activity Company currently has 7 directors. The longest serving directors include ANNE FLOOD (Nov 2015) and BRENDAN BYRNE (Apr 2016).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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ANNE FLOOD | 52 years | Nov 2015 | - | Director | |
BRENDAN BYRNE | 44 years | Apr 2016 | - | Director | |
PHILIP BRAVERMAN | 68 years | Sep 2017 | - | Director | |
Melissa King | 33 years | Apr 2022 | - | Director | |
Susan Craig | 40 years | Jul 2022 | - | Director | |
Grainne Gillick | 30 years | Dec 2023 | - | Director | |
Oliver Butler | 48 years | Jul 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
1.1m
+11%
operating profit
962.8k
0%
gross margin
70.1%
-1.31%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
22.4m
+0.04%
total assets
22.5m
+0.02%
cash
372.2k
+0.05%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
Similar Companies
company number
IE571275
Type
DAC - DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY (LIMITED BY SHARES)
industry
66190 - Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
incorporation date
November 2015
age
10
incorporated
IE
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
burford finance limited (November 2015)
accountant
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auditor
ERNST & YOUNG
address
2nd floor 1-2 victoria buildings, haddington road, dublin 4 d04 xn32 ireland, dublin 4 dublin ireland, 662883
Bank
BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH
Legal Advisor
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