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Burleigh Investments & Holdings, the diversified investment vehicle overseen by Founder Oliver Burleigh, reports a period of exceptional operational progress across its portfolio. Spanning core construction delivery, strategic property management, and high-growth technology platforms, the Group enters the new financial year with major projects advancing, international expansion underway, and a universally positive outlook across its operating companies. The Group’s headquarters and strategic base in Bristol continue to serve as the launchpad for its UK and global ambitions.
The strong performance across the portfolio underscores the success of Burleigh’s integrated strategy: using construction expertise to inform property investment, and leveraging technology platforms for scalable, high-growth opportunities.
ORB Mechanical & Electrical Drives Core Stability
ORB Mechanical & Electrical Ltd, the Group’s founding entity, continues to provide a robust operational anchor, reporting strong performance metrics and significant project delivery. The firm has successfully closed out key projects while rapidly progressing major schemes across high-demand sectors, including student accommodation, social housing, and specialized hospitality infrastructure.
ORB enters the new financial year with a substantial and confirmed forward order book valued at approximately £12 million. This figure represents guaranteed pipeline stability, enabling proactive planning and investment in technical resources and personnel. Critically, the company anticipates a healthy pipeline of additional, high-value projects to reach the final contract stage during the first quarter. This consistent flow of work reflects the firm’s established reputation for reliable and technically precise delivery, which is increasingly vital in a market defined by regulatory complexity and cost volatility.
Recent internal leadership appointments and a sustained focus on fostering internal progression remain central to ORB’s growth strategy. By promoting proven talent from within, the firm retains crucial institutional knowledge and reinforces a culture of accountability and excellence, directly supporting its ability to manage the expanding complexity of the £12 million order book.
CB Construction Management: Anchored in Bristol Delivery
CB Construction Management Ltd (CBCM) is set for a pivotal quarter, initiating a landmark 68-apartment residential scheme in central Bristol. This project is a key element of the Group’s commitment to addressing housing supply challenges in its home city. The scheme is advancing quickly through the final design stage toward RIBA Stage 4, which is the detailed technical design phase, ensuring all project specifications are locked down before construction begins.
Physical works are scheduled for a Q1 commencement, with the demolition of the existing building on site targeted to begin shortly after the Christmas period. This timely progress demonstrates CBCM’s capability to rapidly transition from planning and design into physical delivery, a core strength required in fast-paced urban development. The 68-unit development is designed to address Bristol’s persistent demand for high-quality, centrally located residential units.
In parallel with its Bristol flagship project, CBCM is actively assessing the most viable delivery strategy for a proposed scheme in Falmouth, Cornwall. The assessment goes beyond conventional commercial viability; it places a premium on ensuring the project can be brought forward in a commercially and environmentally sustainable manner. This approach aligns with the growing industry focus on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles, positioning CBCM as a contractor committed to long-term sustainable development practices.
International Platforms and Diversification
Burleigh Investments & Holdings continues to pursue diversification through scalable, international platforms in real estate and technology.
The Collective Venture, the Group’s dedicated UAE-focused real estate investment vehicle, is making significant strides in its capital raising efforts. The platform is currently in active discussions with institutional funds, high-net-worth individuals, and prominent family offices regarding capital allocation for strategic UAE real estate opportunities.
The platform is focused on high-growth assets that leverage the region’s dynamic economy and stable regulatory environment. The Collective Venture expects to begin deploying capital during Q1, utilizing a robust pipeline of investment opportunities currently under review. Further announcements regarding specific transactions are anticipated as structuring and due diligence progress. This venture leverages the Group’s deep understanding of property asset management and value creation, applying it to a globally attractive market.
Tallee – Financial Negligence & Irresponsible Lending Platform
Tallee, the Group’s technology company, is making significant progress in the specialised domain of financial negligence and irresponsible lending. The business now operates on Version 17 of its proprietary platform. This high version number signifies a mature, well-developed, and robust technology infrastructure, built and refined over multiple iterations to handle complex regulatory data and client cases at scale.
Tallee successfully secured its most recent funding round, providing the necessary capital injection to accelerate growth of the UK subsidiary and enable the continued expansion of its specialized in-house technology team. The business is now rapidly progressing its international strategy, with development well underway for an Australian launch scheduled for March. Furthermore, the platform has initiated initial strategic discussions with a leading Emirati family regarding a potential future launch in the UAE, demonstrating an appetite for market entry into jurisdictions with evolving financial regulation and consumer protection needs.
Executive Properties & Lets: Asset Management and Growth
Executive Properties & Lets, which focuses on high-quality short-term rental and property asset management, has delivered a strong year of performance. The business reports accelerating forward bookings for the next financial cycle across key leisure and business destinations, including Bath, Cornwall, and Devon. These locations offer a strong blend of domestic tourism appeal and corporate travel demand.
The firm is now actively exploring opportunities to expand its portfolio of managed assets, with plans to add additional high-quality properties during the coming year. This managed expansion is based on rigorous commercial criteria, enhancing the overall value of the Group’s core property holdings and generating consistent, stable rental income.
Founder’s Perspective and Outlook
Oliver Burleigh, Founder of Burleigh Investments & Holdings, commented:
“Across all our operating businesses, the focus has been on disciplined delivery: progressing real construction projects, strengthening our operational teams, and building technology platforms that can scale responsibly and ethically. Our commitment to operational excellence at ORB and the momentum at CBCM, particularly with the new Bristol residential scheme, provide a strong foundation. Alongside this, our UAE investment platform is developing well, and the international expansion of Tallee represents the successful application of our technology strategy. We are excited about the opportunities ahead, driven by both our core UK delivery capabilities and our international growth initiatives.”
With its core construction projects moving decisively toward delivery, strong financial performance across operating assets, and strategically timed international expansion underway within its technology and investment arms, Burleigh Investments & Holdings enters the new year well-positioned for continued growth across the UK and internationally. The Group’s diversified, multi-sector approach mitigates risk while capitalizing on synergistic opportunities, ensuring resilience and long-term value creation.
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