BUCKINGHAM & SPARROW LIMITED
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Executive summary
Buckingham & Sparrow Limited presents a paradox typical of long-established, family-controlled construction firms: exceptional balance sheet strength coupled with declining scale and modest returns. Net assets of £1.61M and negligible debt place this business in the top tier of financial resilience among UK micro-construction enterprises, yet the 43% erosion of net assets since 2016 and an estimated return on equity of approximately 3.5% suggest a business in managed decline rather than growth. The substantial work-in-progress (£764k) confirms ongoing trading activity, but the fundamental question for stakeholders is whether the company's considerable capital base is being deployed to generate competitive returns or is effectively dormant awaiting distribution or strategic redeployment.
Shareholders' funds
£1,608,981
Balance sheet as at 2025-04-12
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1966-04-28
- Employees
- 4 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 9 Lynn Rd., Littleport, Ely, Cambs, CB6 1JL
- Postcode
- CB6 1JL
- Capital
- 238,002 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-04-12
- Next due by
- 2027-01-12
- Financial year end
- 12 April
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-24
- Next due by
- 2027-08-07
Nature of business (SIC)
- 41201 Construction of commercial buildings
Officers 3 current · 6 resigned
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 103 similar companies in CB
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1966.
No.6 of the largest construction of commercial buildings companies in Cambridge →
Competitors Cambridge
This company ranks 6 among construction of commercial buildings in Cambridge.
Property in England & Wales 16 titles
- Freehold
- 16
- Most recent registration
- 2026-07-06
- Price paid, where recorded
- £445,000
- Where
- Cambridgeshire (16)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB402171 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 2026-07-06 | — |
| CB497950 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 2025-10-17 | — |
| CB478013 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 2023-03-30 | — |
| CB354977 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 2014-06-26 | £220,000 |
| CB390603 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 2014-06-05 | — |
| CB277439 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 2003-11-04 | £190,000 |
| CB243844 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 2002-05-16 | — |
| CB250402 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 2001-09-10 | — |
| CB212055 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 1999-07-08 | — |
| CB222112 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 1999-04-13 | — |
| CB212456 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 1998-05-01 | £35,000 |
| CB203544 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 1997-06-09 | — |
| CB185223 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 1995-05-25 | — |
| CB98277 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 1994-01-25 | — |
| CB111140 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | — | — |
| CB228788 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | — | — |
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