42 OAKFIELD ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03565065 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-06-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-06-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-06-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-06-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2022-06-01
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    DE SOUZA ABREU, Julimar appointed
    director
  15. 2022-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-12-16
    ➖
    FORD, Peter John resigned
    secretary
  17. 2021-12-16
    ➖
    FORD, Peter John resigned
    director
  18. 2021-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2003-08-01
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    WALKER, Chernette appointed
    director
  22. 2003-08-01
    ➖
    MCGOLDRICK-SCOTT, Teresa Pia resigned
    director
  23. 1998-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 42 OAKFIELD ROAD LIMITED
  24. 1998-05-15
    ➕
    KING, John William appointed
    director
  25. 1998-05-15
    ➕
    FORD, Peter John appointed
    secretary
  26. 1998-05-15
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1998-05-15
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1998-05-15
    ➕
    FORD, Peter John appointed
    director
  29. 1998-05-15
    ➕
    MCGOLDRICK-SCOTT, Teresa Pia appointed
    director
  30. 1998-05-15
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1998-05-15
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1998-05-15
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1998-05-15
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Julimar De Souza Abreu
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence · firm interest17/12/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter John Fordceased 16/12/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated1998-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

42a Oakfield Road
West Croydon
Surrey
CR0 2UA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

DE SOUZA ABREU, Julimar→
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KING, John William→
director · ~70y · appointed 1998-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Chernette→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORD, Peter John→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-15 · resigned 2021-12-16
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-15 · resigned 1998-05-15
Resigned
FORD, Peter John→
director · ~70y · appointed 1998-05-15 · resigned 2021-12-16
Resigned
MCGOLDRICK-SCOTT, Teresa Pia→
director · ~72y · appointed 1998-05-15 · resigned 2003-08-01
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-05-15 · resigned 1998-05-15
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-05-15 · resigned 1998-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-10