BUCKLE & PARTNERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03477830 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-09
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 9.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£668.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 9.5y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
104 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £668,869
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£60k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£669k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£652k
↑ 9.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£134k£268k£401k£535k£669kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£668.9k£590.5k
Current assets£652.4k£596.5k
Cash£60.0k£52.4k
Debtors£592.4k£544.1k
Net assets£668.9k£590.5k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-22
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-11-22
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    Charge satisfied #2
  6. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2022-03-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-07
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    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2018-02-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Metro Bank PLC
  16. 2018-01-10
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    capital · SH08
  17. 2018-01-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2018-01-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-01-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2016-12-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Metro Bank PLC
  21. 2016-07-21
    ➕
    BUCKLE, Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  22. 2016-07-21
    ➖
    BUCKLE, Sarah Jane resigned
    secretary
  23. 1997-12-10
    ➕
    BUCKLE, Peter appointed
    director
  24. 1997-12-10
    ➕
    BUCKLE, Sarah Jane appointed
    secretary
  25. 1997-12-10
    ➖
    TOTAL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-12-10
    ➖
    TOTAL COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1997-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BUCKLE & PARTNERS LIMITED
  28. 1997-12-09
    ➕
    TOTAL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1997-12-09
    ➕
    TOTAL COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BUCKLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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 63. 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Group structure

Buckle (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Buckle (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BUCKLE & PARTNERS LIMITED
This company · 03477830

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Buckle (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/09/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Peter Buckleceased 22/09/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Sarah Jane Buckleceased 22/09/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1997-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

9 St. Georges Yard, Castle
Street, Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7LW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BUCKLE, Peter→
director · ~63y · appointed 1997-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCKLE, Sarah Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCKLE, Sarah Jane→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-10 · resigned 2016-07-21
Resigned
TOTAL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-09 · resigned 1997-12-10
Resigned
TOTAL COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-12-09 · resigned 1997-12-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Metro Bank
Metro Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property06/02/201822/11/2023
satisfied
Metro Bank
Metro Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property22/12/201618/03/2022

Recent filings (104 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30