BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ADVANTAGE

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05271232 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-10-27

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

55 officers (3 active, 55 linked, 54 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

181 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (128 events)Click to expand

2025-12-05
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accounts · AA
2025-08-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-14
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CHILVER, John Robert appointed
director
2025-05-21
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BOWLES, Stephen James resigned
director
2024-12-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-27
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WATERS, Jonathan David Hammond resigned
director
2024-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-13
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WATERS, Jonathan David Hammond appointed
director
2023-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-18
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BATTING, Philippa Elizabeth resigned
director
2021-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-28
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MICHELSON, Lisa appointed
director
2020-03-31
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BAMBRICK, Stephen Malcolm resigned
director
2020-03-31
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EAST, Jonathan Brian resigned
director
2020-03-31
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GIBSON, Neil resigned
director
2019-08-31
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BAMBRICK, Stephen Malcolm appointed
director
2019-08-31
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SMITH, Robert Neil resigned
director
2019-07-31
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BOWLES, Stephen James appointed
director
2019-07-31
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EAST, Jonathan Brian appointed
director
2019-07-31
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GRANT, Andrew David resigned
director
2019-07-31
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SATTERFORD, Karen resigned
director
2018-09-11
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BATTING, Philippa Elizabeth appointed
director
2018-09-11
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GARVEY, Michael John resigned
director
2017-09-19
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BROWN, Adrian Donoghue resigned
director
2017-09-19
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INGMAN, Philip Michael resigned
director
2016-11-18
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BELFIELD, Richard resigned
director
2015-10-05
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HADDEN, Alison Jackson, Ms. resigned
director
2015-06-30
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GOODRUM, Alan resigned
director
2015-03-04
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BIRKBY, John Richard Guy resigned
director
2014-09-05
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BELFIELD, Richard appointed
director
2014-09-05
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BIRKBY, John Richard Guy appointed
director
2014-03-25
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AUBREY-FLETCHER, Henry Egerton, Sir resigned
director
2014-03-25
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BLAKE, Janet Lawfer, Cllr resigned
director
2014-03-25
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BLAKE, Neil Charles resigned
director
2014-03-25
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DAVIES, Avril Cutland resigned
director
2014-03-25
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GARVEY, Michael John appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 128 events

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-10-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

The Gateway

Gatehouse Road

Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire

HP19 8FF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-08

Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (3 active · 52 resigned)

CHILVER, John Robert→

director · ~66y · appointed 2025-07-14

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Active

HARRINGTON, Richard John→

director · ~60y · appointed 2005-08-30

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Active

MICHELSON, Lisa→

director · ~50y · appointed 2020-05-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WARD, Patricia→

secretary · appointed 2004-10-27 · resigned 2010-03-26

Resigned

ALEXANDER, Jeffrey→

director · ~71y · appointed 2006-06-03 · resigned 2008-02-25

Resigned

APPLEYARD, Michael Charles→

director · ~84y · appointed 2004-10-27 · resigned 2007-09-04

Resigned

AUBREY-FLETCHER, Henry Egerton, Sir→

director · ~81y · appointed 2011-10-03 · resigned 2014-03-25

Resigned

AUBREY-FLETCHER, Henry Egerton, Sir→

director · ~81y · appointed 2004-10-27 · resigned 2011-11-02

Resigned

BAMBRICK, Stephen Malcolm→

director · ~54y · appointed 2019-08-31 · resigned 2020-03-31

Resigned

BATTING, Philippa Elizabeth→

director · ~66y · appointed 2018-09-11 · resigned 2022-01-18

Resigned

BELFIELD, Richard→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-09-05 · resigned 2016-11-18

Resigned

BIRKBY, John Richard Guy→

director · ~68y · appointed 2014-09-05 · resigned 2015-03-04

Resigned

BLAKE, Janet Lawfer, Cllr→

director · ~74y · appointed 2013-06-25 · resigned 2014-03-25

Resigned

BLAKE, Neil Charles→

director · ~79y · appointed 2013-09-11 · resigned 2014-03-25

Resigned

BODDY, Karen Jill→

director · ~74y · appointed 2004-10-27 · resigned 2007-05-25

Resigned

BOWLES, Stephen James→

director · ~69y · appointed 2019-07-31 · resigned 2025-05-21

Resigned

BROWN, Adrian Donoghue→

director · ~58y · appointed 2007-09-03 · resigned 2017-09-19

Resigned

CARTWRIGHT, John William, Councillor→

director · ~86y · appointed 2004-10-27 · resigned 2013-09-11

Resigned

CHAVDA, Sunil→

director · ~66y · appointed 2004-10-27 · resigned 2007-02-19

Resigned

CLAYTON, Marion Patricia→

director · ~86y · appointed 2004-10-27 · resigned 2005-11-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (181 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-12-05

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

officers · TM01

2025-08-05

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

officers · AP01

2025-07-22

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

officers · TM01

2024-12-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-05

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-11-19

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

officers · AP01

2024-08-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-11-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-04-17