P S OADES (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06595553 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-16
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£941
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
48 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £941

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£941
~ YoY
Current Assets
£941
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£188£376£565£753£941Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£941£941
Current assets£941£941
Net assets£941£941

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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  2. 2025-01-30
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  3. 2024-06-19
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  4. 2024-06-18
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  5. 2024-01-29
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  6. 2023-01-30
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  7. 2022-04-19
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  8. 2021-04-22
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  9. 2020-01-31
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  10. 2019-01-24
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  11. 2018-01-30
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  12. 2017-01-23
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  13. 2016-06-24
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  14. 2016-01-28
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  15. 2015-07-01
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  16. 2008-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As P S OADES (UK) LIMITED
  17. 2008-05-16
    ➕
    OADES, Caroline Michelle appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-05-16
    ➕
    OADES, Philip Stanley appointed
    director
  19. 2008-05-16
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2008-05-16
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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  21. 2008-05-16
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2008-05-16
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "OADES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Mr Philip Stanley Oades
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest16/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Caroline Michelle Oadesceased 19/06/2024· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

The Quarry
Little Smeaton
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF8 3LG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

OADES, Caroline Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OADES, Philip Stanley→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-05-16 · resigned 2008-05-16
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-05-16 · resigned 2008-05-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
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accounts · AA
2024-01-29
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2023-05-17
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accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
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accounts · AA
2022-04-19
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2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-25