BUCKTON HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01538104 · ltd · incorporated 1981-01-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 44.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 44.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-10-25📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-31➖KAC SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-01-01➕KAC SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-12-31➖CLARK, Karen Ann resigneddirector
- 2015-08-17➖STIRLING, Alfred Patrick resignedsecretary
- 2014-06-10➕STIRLING, Adriana Victoria appointeddirector
- 2006-10-17➖CLARK, Karen Ann resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-17➕STIRLING, Alfred Patrick appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-21➖STIRLING, Alfred Patrick resigneddirector
- 2000-11-30➕CLARK, Karen Ann appointeddirector
- 1999-08-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1982-05-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Security Change Limited.
- 1981-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BUCKTON HOLDINGS LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Adriana Victoria Stirling Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/10/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHTSTONE PARTNERS LIMITED→ 12040218 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BTCDANA GLOBAL TRADING LTD→ 15924251 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BUILT-TO-LAST INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 17061712 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURSON BUCHANAN LIMITED→ 01499986 · est 1980 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 45y | — | — |
| C-BRIDGE CAPITAL (UK) LTD→ 14251454 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CABRERA CONSULTING LTD→ 07713688 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| CAICAI LIMITED→ 15156688 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CALICO CAPITAL LIMITED→ 09479466 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CALVIN ROBERTS ENTERPRISE LTD→ 09941861 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| CAMOVA LIMITED→ 11323256 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account
Registered office
163 Herne Hill
London
SE24 9LR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
STIRLING, Adriana Victoria→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, Karen Ann→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2006-10-17
STIRLING, Alfred Patrick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-10-17 · resigned 2015-08-17
KAC SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2016-12-31
CLARK, Karen Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2000-11-30 · resigned 2015-12-31
STIRLING, Alfred Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2006-08-21
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Security Change . Security Change Limited. | Debenture | 1 property | 14/05/1982 | 27/08/1999 |
Recent filings (120 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02