B & Y ENGINEERING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04975983 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-25
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£43.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £43,439
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,896 YoY
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£97k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£43k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£121k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £43.4k | £59.3k |
| Current assets | £121.0k | £147.6k |
| Cash | £97.3k | £125.2k |
| Debtors | £23.7k | £22.4k |
| Net assets | £43.4k | £59.3k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-11-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs B & Y ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2003-11-25➕BUCKLE, Jacqueline Theresa appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-25➕BUCKLE, Harry George appointeddirector
- 2003-11-25➕BUCKLE, Jacqueline Theresa appointeddirector
- 2003-11-25➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-25➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-25➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-11-25➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Harry George Buckle Individual · British · DOB 12/1945 · age 81 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 25/11/2016 |
Mrs Jacqueline Teresa Buckle Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990
Registered office
45 Pinewood
Somerton
TA11 6JR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
BUCKLE, Jacqueline Theresa→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-11-25
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BUCKLE, Harry George→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2003-11-25
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BUCKLE, Jacqueline Theresa→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2003-11-25
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-25 · resigned 2003-11-25
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-25 · resigned 2003-11-25
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Recent filings (75 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-11-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23