OAKFIELD TENNIS & BOWLING CLUB LIMITED(THE)

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00117293 · ltd · incorporated 1911-08-17

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 110.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£32.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 110.4y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 110.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (1/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

30 officers (6 active, 30 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

130 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £32,591

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£33k

↑ 14% YoY

Current Assets

£10k

↓ 62% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£32.6k	£28.6k
Current assets	£9.6k	£25.2k
Net assets	£32.6k	£28.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-04-06
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officers · TM01
2026-04-06
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officers · TM01
2026-04-01
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MARSHALL, Doreen resigned
director
2026-04-01
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WOOD, David Richard resigned
director
2025-08-26
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accounts · AA
2024-09-12
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accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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incorporation · MA
2023-07-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-18
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capital · SH08
2023-07-18
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capital · SH10
2022-10-13
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accounts · AA
2022-08-29
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officers · AP01
2022-08-29
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officers · TM01
2022-07-11
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BARNES, David Robert appointed
director
2022-02-25
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DRIVER, Jill Kathryn resigned
director
2021-11-22
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accounts · AA
2021-08-23
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officers · TM01
2021-08-23
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officers · TM01
2021-03-31
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HAIGH, Irene resigned
director
2021-03-31
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PARTON, Nigel Ashmore resigned
director
2021-03-18
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accounts · AA
2019-09-09
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accounts · AA
2015-10-28
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YATES, Stephen appointed
secretary
2015-08-31
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ROYS, Kenneth resigned
secretary
2015-08-31
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ROYS, Kenneth resigned
director
2015-03-31
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PARTON, Nigel Ashmore appointed
director
2014-03-31
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HAWE, Allan resigned
director
2014-03-31
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SMITH, Geoffrey resigned
director
2013-04-01
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HUDSON, Melanie Tina appointed
director
2013-04-01
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WOOD, Russell Stephen appointed
director
2013-04-01
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WOOD, David Richard appointed
director
2011-04-27
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LACY, Brian resigned
director
2008-03-30
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STEPHENSON, Keith resigned
director
2005-04-04
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BROOK, Irene resigned
director
2003-09-01
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YATES, Stephen appointed
director
2002-03-18
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BALMFORTH, Brian resigned
secretary
2002-03-18
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ROYS, Kenneth appointed
secretary
2002-03-18
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BALMFORTH, Brian resigned
director
2002-03-18
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HAIGH, Irene appointed
director
2002-03-18
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METTRICK, Peryl resigned
director
2002-03-18
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ROWE, Melvyn Robert resigned
director
2002-03-18
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STEPHENSON, Keith appointed
director
2001-04-26
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BROOK, Thomas Geoffrey resigned
director
1999-02-25
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METTRICK, Geoffrey resigned
director
1998-06-25
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ROYS, Kenneth appointed
director
1997-09-25
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BATTYE, Kenneth resigned
director
1996-06-24
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HEBBLETHWAITE, Trevor resigned
director
1995-08-31
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ELLIS, Marcus resigned
director
1995-07-27
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HAWE, Allan appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 37 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 37 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 115 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MARSHALL, Doreen resigned 2026-04-01; WOOD, David Richard resigned 2026-04-01

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1911-08-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

The Pavilion

Beechfield Road

Birkby

Huddersfield

HD2 2XQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-05

Last: 2025-08-22