BUCKWORTH LODGE STUD LIMITED

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08011198 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-29
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£9.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01621SIC 01621
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.9y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £9,167
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,479 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£21k£26kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£42.6k£36.3k
Current assets£5.7k£6.7k
Net assets£9.2k£25.6k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-11
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-07-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  7. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-21
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    address · AD01
  15. 2017-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-07-28
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BUCKWORTH LODGE STUD LIMITED
  18. 2012-03-29
    ➕
    RUDD, Lorraine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lorraine Rudd
Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares29/03/2017

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
Incorporated2012-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

Blake Tower Floor Lg 12
Barbican
London
EC2Y 8BR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RUDD, Lorraine→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-03-29
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—01/07/2022—
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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-25