BUCKLER BOOTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC182006 · ltd · incorporated 1998-01-12

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46160

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 28.0y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 28.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

97 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31
Average employees	20

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-03-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-25
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-25
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capital · SH08
2024-11-04
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-03
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officers · AP01
2020-02-01
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MCLAREN, John appointed
director
2019-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-12-26
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CONNOR, Samuel resigned
director
2013-04-16
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PAYNE, Christopher Angus appointed
secretary
2013-04-16
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DUNCAN, Alastair John Young appointed
director
2013-04-16
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PAYNE, Christopher Angus appointed
director
2013-04-16
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DUNCAN, Andrew resigned
secretary
2010-08-31
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2006-01-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2004-09-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1998-04-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1998-01-26
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DUNCAN, Andrew appointed
director
1998-01-26
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DUNCAN, Andrew appointed
secretary
1998-01-26
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-01-26
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CONNOR, Samuel appointed
director
1998-01-26
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1998-01-12
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Company incorporated
As BUCKLER BOOTS LIMITED
1998-01-12
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-01-12
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alastair John Young Duncan Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Carol Martha Connor Individual · British · DOB 07/1944 · age 82	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	21/07/2017
Mr Andrew Duncan Individual · British · DOB 10/1944 · age 82	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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-01-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160

Registered office

Upstate House Gemini Crescent

Dundee Technology Park

Dundee

DD2 1SW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-20

Last: 2025-08-06