JOE BUCKLES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC480434 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£752
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £752
Net assets shrinking
Down £229 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£752
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£752
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£196£392£589£785£981Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£752£981
Current assets£752£981
Net assets£752£981

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-09-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-09-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-09-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2019-09-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-05-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2014-06-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JOE BUCKLES LIMITED
  20. 2014-06-19
    ➕
    WHEELER, Martyn Gary appointed
    secretary
  21. 2014-06-19
    ➕
    DONOHOE, Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mr Joseph Donohoe
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

17b King Street King Street
Castle Douglas
Kirkcudbrightshire
DG7 1AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WHEELER, Martyn Gary→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-19
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Active
DONOHOE, Joseph→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-06-19
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Active

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-07