BUCKINGHAM COVERS LTD

🌳Matureactive

03877048 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-15

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

89 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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	2025-11-30	2024-11-30
Average employees	—	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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-03-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
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BUCKINGHAM, Catherine Joan resigned
director
2025-11-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-20
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CATLIN, Elaine Anne appointed
director
2025-10-15
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CATLIN, Mark Stephen appointed
director
2025-05-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-09
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EWINS, Janet Helen resigned
director
2024-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-11
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-11-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-11-15
➖
RAWLES, Peter resigned
director
2016-11-17
➖
HOPKINS, Thomas Charles resigned
secretary
2016-08-25
➕
EWINS, Janet Helen appointed
director
2016-05-14
➖
BUCKINGHAM, Anthony resigned
director
2008-12-01
➕
HOPKINS, Thomas Charles appointed
secretary
2008-12-01
➖
KENNEDY, Richard Anthony resigned
secretary
2003-07-01
➕
KENNEDY, Richard Anthony appointed
secretary
2003-07-01
➖
SWAN, Brian John resigned
secretary
2003-07-01
➖
SWAN, Brian John resigned
director
2001-12-17
➖
JENNINGS, Mark resigned
director
2001-05-31
➖
CURD, Andrew resigned
secretary
2001-05-31
➕
SWAN, Brian John appointed
secretary
2000-11-06
➖
BUCKINGHAM, Catherine Joan resigned
secretary
2000-11-06
➕
CURD, Andrew appointed
secretary
2000-03-01
➕
RAWLES, Peter appointed
director
1999-11-15
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Company incorporated
As BUCKINGHAM COVERS LTD
1999-11-15
➕
BUCKINGHAM, Catherine Joan appointed
secretary
1999-11-15
➕
GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
nominee-secretary
1999-11-15
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GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
nominee-secretary
1999-11-15
➕
BUCKINGHAM, Anthony appointed
director
1999-11-15
➕
BUCKINGHAM, Catherine Joan appointed
director
1999-11-15
➕
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
nominee-director
1999-11-15
➖
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
nominee-director
1999-11-15
➕
JENNINGS, Mark appointed
director
1999-11-15
➕
SWAN, Brian John appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Internet Stamps Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Internet Stamps Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BUCKINGHAM COVERS LTD

This company · 03877048

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Internet Stamps Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/06/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Catherine Joan Buckinghamceased 01/11/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-11-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Warren House

Shearway Road

Folkestone

Kent

CT19 4BF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-29

Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

CATLIN, Elaine Anne→

director · ~58y · appointed 2025-10-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CATLIN, Mark Stephen→

director · ~61y · appointed 2025-10-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BUCKINGHAM, Catherine Joan→

secretary · appointed 1999-11-15 · resigned 2000-11-06

Resigned

CURD, Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2000-11-06 · resigned 2001-05-31

Resigned

GRAEME, Dorothy May→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-15 · resigned 1999-11-15

Resigned

HOPKINS, Thomas Charles→

secretary · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2016-11-17

Resigned

KENNEDY, Richard Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-01 · resigned 2008-12-01

Resigned

SWAN, Brian John→

secretary · appointed 2001-05-31 · resigned 2003-07-01

Resigned

BUCKINGHAM, Anthony→

director · ~81y · appointed 1999-11-15 · resigned 2016-05-14

Resigned

BUCKINGHAM, Catherine Joan→

director · ~81y · appointed 1999-11-15 · resigned 2025-11-24

Resigned

EWINS, Janet Helen→

director · ~63y · appointed 2016-08-25 · resigned 2024-10-09

Resigned

GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→

nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 1999-11-15 · resigned 1999-11-15

Resigned

JENNINGS, Mark→

director · ~63y · appointed 1999-11-15 · resigned 2001-12-17

Resigned

RAWLES, Peter→

director · ~71y · appointed 2000-03-01 · resigned 2018-11-15

Resigned

SWAN, Brian John→

director · ~74y · appointed 1999-11-15 · resigned 2003-07-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-03-16

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

officers · TM01

2025-11-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-17

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

officers · AP01

2025-11-17

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

officers · AP01

2025-11-17

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

accounts · AA

2025-05-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-18

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

officers · TM01

2024-10-14

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

accounts · AA

2024-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-15

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-11-01

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

accounts · AA

2023-03-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-15

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-11-14

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2022-11-11