A.F.BUCK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00663607 · ltd · incorporated 1960-06-29

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

103 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	3	300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-03-19
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-03
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officers · AP01
2026-03-03
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officers · TM01
2026-02-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-06
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address · AD01
2026-01-02
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NEWMAN, Andrea Mary appointed
director
2026-01-01
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NEWMAN, Andrea Mary resigned
director
2025-07-31
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accounts · AA
2024-09-02
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accounts · AA
2024-01-02
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officers · CH01
2023-10-17
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accounts · AA
2023-01-26
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2022-01-11
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2020-10-09
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2019-11-04
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2018-11-12
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2018-01-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2011-01-14
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NEWMAN, Andrea Mary appointed
director
2010-12-31
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BUCK, Joan Mary resigned
director
2003-10-06
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BUCK, Philip Antony Fyson, Sir resigned
director
1999-05-01
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BUCK, Arthur Peter Fyson resigned
director
1960-06-29
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Company incorporated
As A.F.BUCK LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BUCK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Arthur Elliott Buck Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Michael Peter Buck Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Sir Anthony Buckceased 03/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Andrea Mary Newmanceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

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

Incorporated1960-06-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

George Court

Bartholemews Walk

Ely

Cambridgeshire

CB7 4JW

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-16

Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BUCK, John Arthur Elliott→

secretary

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Active

BUCK, John Arthur Elliott→

director · ~74y

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Active

BUCK, Michael Peter→

director · ~72y

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Active

NEWMAN, Andrea Mary→

director · ~69y · appointed 2026-01-02

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Active

BUCK, Arthur Peter Fyson→

director · ~101y · resigned 1999-05-01

Resigned

BUCK, Joan Mary→

director · ~99y · resigned 2010-12-31

Resigned

BUCK, Philip Antony Fyson, Sir→

director · ~99y · resigned 2003-10-06

Resigned

NEWMAN, Andrea Mary→

director · ~69y · appointed 2011-01-14 · resigned 2026-01-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-03-19

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-03

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-02-07

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-02-06

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-02-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-08

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-01-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-12