24 BUCKLAND HILL (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04502101 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-02
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 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 (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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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  2. 2025-05-23
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  3. 2024-07-11
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  4. 2023-08-03
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  5. 2022-07-07
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  6. 2021-05-26
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  7. 2020-05-15
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  8. 2019-05-23
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  9. 2018-06-07
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  10. 2017-06-16
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  11. 2016-09-14
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2016-09-14
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2016-09-10
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    MANGAN, Ian David appointed
    director
  14. 2016-09-10
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    HESKETH, Paul Frederick resigned
    director
  15. 2016-07-11
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-08-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-07-15
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-08-08
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    DRURY, Julie Jayne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-08-08
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    BADGER, Ian resigned
    secretary
  20. 2014-01-17
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    BADGER, Ian appointed
    secretary
  21. 2014-01-17
    ➖
    CRADDOCK, Steve resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-09-07
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    CRADDOCK, Steve appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-09-07
    ➖
    MOON, Elizabeth Jane resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-09-07
    ➖
    MOON, Christopher David resigned
    director
  25. 2006-05-17
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    BOOTH, David Victor resigned
    director
  26. 2006-05-17
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    HESKETH, Paul Frederick appointed
    director
  27. 2002-11-08
    ➕
    BOOTH, David Victor appointed
    director
  28. 2002-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 BUCKLAND HILL (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
  29. 2002-08-02
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    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-08-02
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    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-08-02
    ➕
    MOON, Elizabeth Jane appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-08-02
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel James appointed
    nominee-director
  33. 2002-08-02
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel James resigned
    nominee-director
  34. 2002-08-02
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    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    director
  35. 2002-08-02
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    director
  36. 2002-08-02
    ➕
    MOON, Christopher David appointed
    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

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 24 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julie Jayne Drury
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

39 Grecian Street
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 2TT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

DRURY, Julie Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANGAN, Ian David→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BADGER, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-17 · resigned 2014-08-08
Resigned
CRADDOCK, Steve→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-07 · resigned 2014-01-17
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel John→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2002-08-02
Resigned
MOON, Elizabeth Jane→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2007-09-07
Resigned
BOOTH, David Victor→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-11-08 · resigned 2006-05-17
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel James→
nominee-director · ~51y · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2002-08-02
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel John→
director · ~85y · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2002-08-02
Resigned
HESKETH, Paul Frederick→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-05-17 · resigned 2016-09-10
Resigned
MOON, Christopher David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2007-09-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

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2026-05-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
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2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-23