OAKWELL COMMUNITY ASSETS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04916500 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-30

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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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£4.21M

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (5 active, 24 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

108 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,209,388

Net assets shrinking

Down £383,960 YoY

Cash YoY

+320%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2.2m

↑ 320% YoY

Net Worth

£4.2m

↓ 8.4% YoY

Current Assets

£2.3m

↑ 286% 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	£7.24M	£5.57M
Current assets	£2.25M	£583.9k
Cash	£2.19M	£522.2k
Debtors	£61.2k	£61.7k
Net assets	£4.21M	£4.59M

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

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
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COPLEY, Neil resigned
director
2025-10-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
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BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL appointed
corporate-secretary
2024-04-11
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GHUMAN, Sukdave Singh resigned
secretary
2024-04-11
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-04-11
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
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FRANKLIN, Robin appointed
director
2023-10-18
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JOHNSON, Lindsay appointed
director
2023-10-18
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COPLEY, Neil appointed
director
2023-05-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-22
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-05-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-19
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O’NEILL, Matt James Michael appointed
director
2023-05-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
2023-05-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-19
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-16
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-16
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-01-10
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FIELD, Jason Darrel resigned
secretary
2023-01-10
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GHUMAN, Sukdave Singh appointed
secretary
2022-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
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GARDINER, Alan, Councillor resigned
director
2022-05-31
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CHEETHAM, Timothy John Robert resigned
director
2022-05-24
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FROST, Robert, Cllr appointed
director
2022-01-31
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FIELD, Jason Darrel appointed
secretary
2022-01-31
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KIRK, Garry Paul resigned
secretary
2020-06-01
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FROSDICK, Andrew Christopher resigned
secretary
2020-06-01
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KIRK, Garry Paul appointed
secretary
2019-10-29
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CHEETHAM, Timothy John Robert appointed
director
2019-10-29
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MILLER, Ray, Cllr resigned
director
2018-01-29
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CRYNE, Patrick resigned
director
2013-07-31
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MILLER, Ray, Cllr appointed
director
2013-07-30
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BURGESS, Linda resigned
director
2012-05-30
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BURGESS, Linda appointed
director
2012-05-30
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CHEETHAM, Tim resigned
director
2011-05-20
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CHEETHAM, Tim appointed
director
2011-05-20
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NEWMAN, William Henry resigned
director
2008-04-30
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SHEPHERD, James Gordon resigned
director
2006-05-31
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GARDINER, Alan, Councillor appointed
director
2006-05-31
➖
RAE, Jimmy resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 66 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Individual	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Patrick Cryneceased 19/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2003-09-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Town Hall

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S70 2TA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-08

Last: 2025-09-24