BUCKLAND MEDIA GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01182360 · ltd · incorporated 1974-08-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 46.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£100.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 46.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 46.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100,544
Net assets shrinking
Down £145,014 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£101k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£100k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£49k£99k£148k£197k£247kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£100.5k£245.6k
Current assets£99.7k£246.8k
Net assets£100.5k£245.6k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  3. 2025-04-08
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  4. 2024-03-11
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  5. 2023-04-06
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  6. 2022-12-22
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  7. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2020-06-16
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  10. 2019-06-17
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-03
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  12. 2017-06-12
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-16
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    capital · SH06
  14. 2016-08-02
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    capital · SH03
  15. 2016-07-12
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    officers · AP03
  16. 2016-06-30
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    WEAVER, Linda appointed
    secretary
  17. 2016-06-30
    ➖
    CLARKE, Roger John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-06-30
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    CLARKE, Roger John resigned
    director
  19. 2012-05-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2012-05-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2007-10-09
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    WEAVER, Denis Giraud resigned
    director
  22. 2005-02-18
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    WEAVER, Elizabeth Lesley Anne resigned
    director
  23. 2001-04-01
    ➕
    WEAVER, Linda Marion appointed
    director
  24. 1998-11-02
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    PHASEY, Christopher Anthony resigned
    director
  25. 1995-03-31
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    HISLOP, William Dobson Murphy resigned
    director
  26. 1994-08-01
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    WEAVER, Jeremy Giraud appointed
    director
  27. 1994-08-01
    ➕
    PHASEY, Christopher Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 1980-07-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank LTD
  29. 1980-07-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank LTD
  30. 1974-08-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BUCKLAND MEDIA GROUP LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jeremy Giraud Weaver
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Linda Marion Weaver
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1974-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

4 Warwick Road
Walmer
Deal
CT14 7JF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

WEAVER, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2016-06-30
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Active
WEAVER, Jeremy Giraud→
director · ~62y · appointed 1994-08-01
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Active
WEAVER, Linda Marion→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-04-01
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Active
CLARKE, Roger John→
secretary · resigned 2016-06-30
Resigned
CLARKE, Roger John→
director · ~83y · resigned 2016-06-30
Resigned
HISLOP, William Dobson Murphy→
director · ~94y · resigned 1995-03-31
Resigned
PHASEY, Christopher Anthony→
director · ~80y · appointed 1994-08-01 · resigned 1998-11-02
Resigned
WEAVER, Denis Giraud→
director · ~95y · resigned 2007-10-09
Resigned
WEAVER, Elizabeth Lesley Anne→
director · ~86y · resigned 2005-02-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank LTD
Legal mortgage1 property08/07/198023/05/2012
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank LTD
Legal mortgage2 properties08/07/198023/05/2012

Recent filings (117 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-16