OAKLAND PARTNERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05996517 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-13

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	200	400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-02-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-23
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2026-02-23
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2026-01-12
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officers · CH04
2025-10-27
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officers · CH01
2025-10-27
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2025-10-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-20
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officers · CH01
2024-11-20
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2024-11-20
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officers · CH01
2024-11-20
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officers · CH01
2024-09-18
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PILO, Maria appointed
director
2024-09-18
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officers · AP01
2024-09-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
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accounts · AA
2020-10-31
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ALTIOS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2020-10-31
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FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-11-13
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Company incorporated
As OAKLAND PARTNERS LIMITED
2006-11-13
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PILO, Baruk appointed
director
2006-11-13
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FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-11-13
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-11-13
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Baruk Pilo Individual · French · DOB 08/1961 · age 65	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	19/11/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Baruk Piloceased 19/11/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-11-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

Wilberforce House

Station Road

London

Greater London

NW4 4QE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-18

Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ALTIOS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-10-31

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Active

PILO, Baruk→

director · ~65y · appointed 2006-11-13

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Active

PILO, Maria→

director · ~60y · appointed 2024-09-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-13 · resigned 2020-10-31

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-13 · resigned 2006-11-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-02-23

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address · AD01

2026-02-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-23

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2026-01-12

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-06

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-27

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-10-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-22

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-11-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-11-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-11-20