BUCKLEY DEVELOPMENTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08585054 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-26
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.78M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -45% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
41 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,781,912
Cash draining
Cash down 45% YoY
Cash YoY
-45%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£195k
↓ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£1.8m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£425k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.78M | £1.61M |
| Current assets | £424.5k | £652.2k |
| Cash | £195.2k | £357.2k |
| Net assets | £1.78M | £1.61M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
- 2023-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Leach Investments Limited
- 2013-06-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BUCKLEY DEVELOPMENTS LTD
- 2013-06-26➕BUCKLEY, Danuta Bronislawa appointeddirector
- 2013-06-26➕BUCKLEY, Garry appointeddirector
- 2013-06-26➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
- 2013-06-26➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
Owner dependency
96/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BUCKLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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 Garry Buckley Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Danuta Bronislawa Buckley Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2013-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Palm Business Centre Stock Lane
Chadderton
Oldham
OL9 9ER
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BUCKLEY, Danuta Bronislawa→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2013-06-26
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BUCKLEY, Garry→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2013-06-26
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JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-06-26 · resigned 2013-06-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Leach Investments Leach Investments Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/01/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (41 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2023-08-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04