OXFORDSHIRE BUSINESS FIRST LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

04815973 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-06-30

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), 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: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

81 officers (10 active, 81 linked, 78 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

239 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (175 events)Click to expand

2024-07-23
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-07-23
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Company dissolved
2024-05-07
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-04-29
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dissolution · DS01
2023-10-20
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officers · TM01
2023-10-17
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accounts · AA
2023-10-16
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COX, Charly Mary resigned
director
2023-09-14
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officers · TM01
2023-09-09
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ESSERY, Paul Hamilton Luke resigned
director
2023-08-03
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officers · CH01
2023-07-14
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officers · CH01
2023-07-13
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officers · TM01
2023-07-13
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officers · TM01
2023-01-25
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DALY, Tony resigned
director
2023-01-25
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GERRARD, Andrew John resigned
director
2022-12-23
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accounts · AA
2022-07-08
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KNIGHTS, John Roy resigned
director
2022-07-08
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officers · TM01
2022-01-21
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officers · TM01
2022-01-21
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officers · TM01
2022-01-17
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DICKETTS, Sally Ann Sheila, Dame resigned
director
2022-01-17
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ROGERS, Simon resigned
director
2021-10-20
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accounts · AA
2021-03-30
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accounts · AA
2021-03-26
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MURPHY, Rebecca Louise resigned
director
2021-03-26
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officers · TM01
2020-08-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-11
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officers · CH01
2020-08-11
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officers · CH01
2020-08-11
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officers · CH01
2018-10-02
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LAKHANI, Anand Nilesh resigned
director
2018-10-01
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TATLA, Inderveer Kaur resigned
director
2018-09-28
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WOOLLARD, Ian Martyn appointed
secretary
2018-09-28
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ROSSER, Richard Charles appointed
director
2018-09-28
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JONCKHEER, Robert Francois resigned
secretary
2018-04-16
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WOOLLARD, Ian Martyn appointed
director
2018-04-16
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ESSERY, Paul Hamilton Luke appointed
director
2017-12-31
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DEXTER, Stephen Kenneth resigned
director
2017-09-24
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TINDSLEY, Wendy Elizabeth Carol, Dr appointed
director
2017-09-24
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MURPHY, Rebecca Louise appointed
director
2017-03-20
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DALY, Tony appointed
director
2017-03-16
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MILLER, Stuart James resigned
director
2016-11-21
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WARRILOW, Catherine Marie resigned
director
2016-08-15
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JORDAN, Ross Henry appointed
director
2016-06-20
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CHEETHAM, Susan appointed
director
2016-03-14
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HAILL, Alison Hilda Mary appointed
director
2016-03-14
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BLACKBURN, Christopher Roy resigned
director
2016-03-14
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GERRARD, Andrew John appointed
director
2016-01-29
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WARRILOW, Catherine Marie appointed
director
2016-01-25
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ROGERS, Simon appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-07-23

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2003-06-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O The Academy Partnership Limited Unit 3 Woodgrove Farm

Fulbrook Hill

Fulbrook

Oxfordshire

OX18 4BH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2023-03-31

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