7OAKS CONTRACTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07376502 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-15
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£52.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £52,070
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£52k
↑ 64988% YoY
Current Assets
£76k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.1k | £52.0k |
| Current assets | £75.7k | £71.4k |
| Net assets | £52.1k | £80 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-20➖CUMMING, Scott Henry resigneddirector
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-06➕CUMMING, Scott Henry appointeddirector
- 2014-04-07➕DAVEY, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
- 2013-04-05➖SHEPPARD, Gary Jo resigneddirector
- 2013-04-02➕JUPP, Keith appointeddirector
- 2013-03-31➖JUPP, Keith resignedsecretary
- 2010-09-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 7OAKS CONTRACTS LIMITED
- 2010-09-15➕JUPP, Keith appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-15➕SHEPPARD, Gary Jo appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Peter Davey Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Scott Henry Cummingceased 20/02/2026· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
187 Petts Wood Road
Petts Wood
Orpington
Kent
BR5 1JZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
DAVEY, Andrew Peter→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2014-04-07
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Active
JUPP, Keith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-09-15 · resigned 2013-03-31
CUMMING, Scott Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-07-06 · resigned 2026-02-20
SHEPPARD, Gary Jo→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2010-09-15 · resigned 2013-04-05
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Recent filings (51 total)
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-26