BUCKINGHAMSHIRE SERVICES 2020 LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08714041 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-01
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2024-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BUCKINGHAMSHIRE SERVICES 2020 LIMITED
- 2013-10-01➕BENNETT, James Andrew, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2013-10-01➕GALUSTIAN, Oliver Yervand appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
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Mr James Andrew Bennett Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/10/2016 |
Mr Oliver Yervand Galustian Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Oliver Yervand Galustianceased 30/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BOSS PLANT SALES (ESSEX) LTD→ 17012321 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| BRYANT COUNTRY HOMES LIMITED→ 02731430 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| BRYANT GROUP SERVICES LIMITED→ 01271508 · est 1976 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 49y | — | — |
| BRYANT HOMES CENTRAL LIMITED→ 00541755 · est 1954 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 71y | — | — |
| BRYANT HOMES EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED→ 00628782 · est 1959 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 66y | — | — |
| BRYANT HOMES NORTH EAST LIMITED→ 02831062 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| BRYANT HOMES SOUTH WEST LIMITED→ 00533026 · est 1954 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 71y | — | — |
| BRYANT HOMES SOUTHERN LIMITED→ 00346732 · est 1938 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 87y | — | — |
| BRYANTS BOTTOM COMMUNITY TRUST C.I.C.→ 07573294 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
12 Wycombe Lane
Wooburn Green
High Wycombe
HP10 0HE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BENNETT, James Andrew, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2013-10-01
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GALUSTIAN, Oliver Yervand→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2013-10-01
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Recent filings (43 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-10