BUXTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
03516163 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-24
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£19.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,717

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£19.7k£19.7k
Net assets£19.7k£19.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-05-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2018-04-21
    ➖
    BUXTON, David Nicholas resigned
    secretary
  11. 2018-04-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-02-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-02-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-02-07
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    BUXTON, David Nicholas resigned
    director
  16. 2018-02-02
    ➕
    BUXTON, David James appointed
    director
  17. 2018-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-01-14
    ➖
    BUXTON, Suzanne Margaret resigned
    director
  20. 2009-03-01
    ➕
    BUXTON, David Nicholas appointed
    director
  21. 2003-02-26
    ➕
    BUXTON, David Nicholas appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-02-26
    ➖
    BUXTON, Suzanne Margaret resigned
    secretary
  23. 2003-02-26
    ➖
    BUXTON, David Nicholas resigned
    director
  24. 2003-02-26
    ➕
    BUXTON, Suzanne Margaret appointed
    director
  25. 1998-02-25
    ➕
    BUXTON, Suzanne Margaret appointed
    secretary
  26. 1998-02-25
    ➕
    BUXTON, David Nicholas appointed
    director
  27. 1998-02-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BUXTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD
  28. 1998-02-24
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1998-02-24
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1998-02-24
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1998-02-24
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BUXTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David James Buxton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1991 · age 35
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Nicholas Buxtonceased 07/02/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1998-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

25 Blackthorn Close
Wistaston
Crewe
Cheshire
CW2 6PQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

BUXTON, David James→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUXTON, David Nicholas→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2018-04-21
Resigned
BUXTON, Suzanne Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-25 · resigned 2003-02-26
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-24 · resigned 1998-02-24
Resigned
BUXTON, David Nicholas→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-03-01 · resigned 2018-02-07
Resigned
BUXTON, David Nicholas→
director · ~69y · appointed 1998-02-25 · resigned 2003-02-26
Resigned
BUXTON, Suzanne Margaret→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2017-01-14
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-24 · resigned 1998-02-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-10