14 BUCKINGHAM PLACE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04166969 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-23
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (67/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28

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 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2016-05-03
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    HAMZA, Ghanim resigned
    director
  13. 2016-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-03-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-10-27
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    BROWN, Gemma Anne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-10-27
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    BROWN, Gemma Anne appointed
    director
  19. 2011-10-27
    ➖
    SWANN, Peter William James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-10-27
    ➖
    SWANN, Peter William James resigned
    director
  21. 2003-09-06
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    SWANN, Peter William James appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-09-06
    ➕
    SWANN, Peter William James appointed
    director
  23. 2003-08-18
    ➖
    COLLEY, David Michael Paul resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-08-18
    ➖
    COLLEY, David Michael Paul resigned
    director
  25. 2002-05-01
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    COLLEY, David Michael Paul appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-05-01
    ➖
    HAMZA, Ghanim resigned
    secretary
  27. 2001-03-16
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    HAMZA, Ghanim appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-03-16
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    COLLEY, David Michael Paul appointed
    director
  29. 2001-03-16
    ➕
    HAMZA, Ghanim appointed
    director
  30. 2001-02-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 14 BUCKINGHAM PLACE LIMITED
  31. 2001-02-23
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    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-02-23
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    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2001-02-23
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    DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2001-02-23
    ➖
    DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

14b Buckingham Place
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 3TD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

BROWN, Gemma Anne→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Gemma Anne→
director · ~42y · appointed 2011-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLEY, David Michael Paul→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2003-08-18
Resigned
HAMZA, Ghanim→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-16 · resigned 2002-05-01
Resigned
SWANN, Peter William James→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-06 · resigned 2011-10-27
Resigned
M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-23 · resigned 2001-02-23
Resigned
COLLEY, David Michael Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-03-16 · resigned 2003-08-18
Resigned
HAMZA, Ghanim→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-03-16 · resigned 2016-05-03
Resigned
SWANN, Peter William James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-09-06 · resigned 2011-10-27
Resigned
DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-23 · resigned 2001-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-06