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Buckland Group

Winchester family office (Buckland Group Ltd, est. 2008 by Mark Thistlethwayte) investing its own capital in UK rail, manufacturing, renewable energy and the Welborne garden village.

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Family & background

HEADQUARTERS
Winchester, United Kingdom
FOUNDED
2008

Investment approach

SECTORS
Industrial & ManufacturingMobility & LogisticsClimate & EnergyHealthTechReal Estate & PropTech
GEOGRAPHY
United Kingdom
STAGES
Buyout
ROUTES
Direct investments
STRATEGIES
Direct investmentsPrivate equityReal estate
LATEST DEAL
Quvara Medical (former BD Swindon manufacturing site) (acquisition) · Dec 2025
INBOUND
Accepts submissions

Overview

Buckland Group describes itself as a family office investing its own capital in private businesses and sustainable development, with a long-term, patient approach. Chairman Mark Thistlethwayte, a former investment banker, set it up in Winchester in 2008. Its current focus is manufacturing and service businesses in rail, renewable energy and construction, including Buckland Rail (W.H. Davis, Davis Wagon Services, Yellow Rail), Hi-Technology Group and Quvara Medical. It is also master developer of the 6,000-home Welborne Garden Village near Fareham, Hampshire.

Investment thesis

Invests its own capital for the long term in private manufacturing and service businesses (rail, renewable energy, construction), backing management teams as a third option to a trade sale or private equity.

Holdings & investments (11)

People

  • Warren Cann
    Investment Director · source
  • Mark Thistlethwayte
    Chairman · source
  • Crispin Payne
    Chief Operating Officer · source
  • Paul Bragg
    Managing Director · source
  • Paul Lambert
    Group Finance Director · source
  • John Beresford
    Managing Director, Buckland Development · source
  • Fiona Gray
    Director of Place · source
  • Karen Guibeleguiet
    Marketing Director · source

Classification

Single Family Office. Manages one family's own capital, with no outside investors. The family bears every loss. How family capital is classified →

FAQ

Buckland Group is a single family office based in Winchester, the United Kingdom, founded in 2008.

Buckland Group invests directly in companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, private equity and real estate.

Buckland Group invests at Buyout stage in Industrial & Manufacturing, Mobility & Logistics, Climate & Energy, HealthTech and Real Estate & PropTech.

Key people at Buckland Group include Mark Thistlethwayte (Chairman), Crispin Payne (Chief Operating Officer), Paul Bragg (Managing Director) and Paul Lambert (Group Finance Director).

Buckland Group's holdings and investments include Alconex, Arrow, Hi-Technology Group, Quvara Medical, Buckland Rail, Davis Wagon Services, WH Davis and Yellow Rail, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Buckland Group is Quvara Medical (former BD Swindon manufacturing site) (acquisition), announced in Dec 2025.

Buckland Group states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.