BUCKLEGROVE CARAVAN & CAMPING PARK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04589562 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-13
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
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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 23.5y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£20£40£60£80£100Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£100£100
Net assets£100£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.

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 (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-12-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-12-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-12-06
    ➕
    RAMSAY, Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  12. 2021-12-06
    ➕
    RAMSAY, William appointed
    director
  13. 2021-12-06
    ➖
    MEDLEY, Daniel John resigned
    director
  14. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2020-09-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-04-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2016-12-16
    ➖
    CLARKE, David Brian resigned
    secretary
  22. 2016-12-16
    ➖
    CLARKE, David Brian resigned
    director
  23. 2016-12-16
    ➖
    CLARKE, Susan Jane resigned
    director
  24. 2016-12-16
    ➖
    KYNASTON, Donna Louise resigned
    director
  25. 2016-12-16
    ➕
    MEDLEY, Daniel John appointed
    director
  26. 2016-12-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  27. 2016-11-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 2013-05-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  29. 2011-12-01
    ➕
    KYNASTON, Donna Louise appointed
    director
  30. 2003-10-04
    ➖
    NEWTON BROWNE, Donna resigned
    director
  31. 2003-01-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 2002-11-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BUCKLEGROVE CARAVAN & CAMPING PARK LIMITED
  33. 2002-11-13
    ➕
    CLARKE, David Brian appointed
    secretary
  34. 2002-11-13
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2002-11-13
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2002-11-13
    ➕
    CLARKE, David Brian appointed
    director
  37. 2002-11-13
    ➕
    CLARKE, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  38. 2002-11-13
    ➕
    NEWTON BROWNE, Donna appointed
    director
  39. 2002-11-13
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 2002-11-13
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Wookey Hole Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wookey Hole Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BUCKLEGROVE CARAVAN & CAMPING PARK LIMITED
This company · 04589562

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
Wookey Hole Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/12/2016
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Daniel John Medleyceased 06/12/2021· board control
  • Mrs Donna Louise Kynastonceased 16/12/2016· significant influence
  • David Brian Clarkeceased 16/12/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Susan Jane Clarkeceased 16/12/2016· 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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1 New Street
Wells
Somerset
BA5 2LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

RAMSAY, Sarah Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAMSAY, William→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, David Brian→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-13 · resigned 2016-12-16
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-13 · resigned 2002-11-13
Resigned
CLARKE, David Brian→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-11-13 · resigned 2016-12-16
Resigned
CLARKE, Susan Jane→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-11-13 · resigned 2016-12-16
Resigned
KYNASTON, Donna Louise→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-12-01 · resigned 2016-12-16
Resigned
MEDLEY, Daniel John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-12-16 · resigned 2021-12-06
Resigned
NEWTON BROWNE, Donna→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-11-13 · resigned 2003-10-04
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-13 · resigned 2002-11-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property16/12/2016—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property04/05/201328/09/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property23/01/200329/11/2016
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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-25