i wanted to compile a list of providers that allow you to mask your whois information (some thing like godaddy's domainbyproxy service) mainly for .com/.net/.co.uk

if anyone could reccomend some good places that would be brilliant!

namecheap is one of them

tucows allow that too. You can list them down or search for their many resellers.

Domain masking is a GTLD thing - it does not work for .uk.

If you are a private individual and you have registered your domain for private non-commercial use Nominet will allow you to withhold your postal address from the Whois. Your name will always appear in the Whois, and if you give a false name your domain is liable to cancellation (as you enter into a contract with Nominet when you register your domain and Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck cannot enter into contracts). Your email address and phone number never appear in the .uk Whois.