OAKLEY CATTERY HOTEL LIMITED

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04957613 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,323
Cash YoY
+27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↑ 27% YoY
Net Worth
-£1k
↑ 91% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£15k-£9k-£3k£3k£9k£15kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-1.2k£-15.2k
Current assets£14.6k£11.8k
Cash£8.6k£6.8k
Debtors£6.0k£5.0k
Net assets£-1.3k£-15.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-08-15
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  3. 2023-08-01
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  4. 2022-08-24
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-14
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    address · AD01
  6. 2021-06-25
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  7. 2020-11-05
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2020-03-27
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  9. 2019-06-03
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  10. 2018-08-29
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  11. 2017-08-31
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  12. 2016-08-19
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  13. 2015-11-16
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  14. 2015-08-28
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  15. 2014-11-13
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  16. 2009-02-18
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    BLACKMORE, Claire Anne Louise resigned
    secretary
  17. 2003-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As OAKLEY CATTERY HOTEL LIMITED
  18. 2003-11-10
    ➕
    BLACKMORE, Adele Mary appointed
    director
  19. 2003-11-10
    ➕
    BLACKMORE, Claire Anne Louise appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-11-10
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    PREMIER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-11-10
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    PREMIER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-11-10
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    PREMIER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-11-10
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    PREMIER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Adele Mary Blackmore
Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

409-411 Croydon Road
Beckenham
BR3 3PP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BLACKMORE, Adele Mary→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-11-10
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Active
BLACKMORE, Claire Anne Louise→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-10 · resigned 2009-02-18
Resigned
PREMIER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-10 · resigned 2003-11-10
Resigned
PREMIER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-10 · resigned 2003-11-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

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2025-11-16
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accounts · AA
2025-08-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
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address · AD01
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
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accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29