BIG OAK ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07970673 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-29
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£51.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
40 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £51,161

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£51k
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
£67k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£13k£27k£40k£54k£67kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£51.2k£50.2k
Current assets£67.2k£60.6k
Net assets£51.2k£50.2k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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  2. 2024-11-28
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  3. 2024-02-26
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  4. 2023-11-30
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  5. 2022-11-29
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  6. 2022-02-25
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  7. 2022-02-25
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  8. 2021-12-30
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  9. 2021-02-25
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  10. 2020-03-02
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  11. 2019-11-28
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  12. 2018-11-30
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  13. 2017-11-30
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  14. 2016-11-28
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  15. 2016-03-29
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  16. 2012-05-03
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    WARE, Andrew James appointed
    director
  17. 2012-05-03
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    WARE, Matthew Philip appointed
    director
  18. 2012-04-24
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    WARE, Michael Martin resigned
    director
  19. 2012-04-21
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    NEWTON, Joanna Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2012-02-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BIG OAK ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  21. 2012-02-29
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    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  22. 2012-02-29
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  23. 2012-02-29
    ➕
    WARE, Michael Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Joanna Mary Newton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Andrew James Ware
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Matthew Philip Ware
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-02-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Throne Farm
Weobley
Hereford
HR4 8TE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

NEWTON, Joanna Mary→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-04-21
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Active
WARE, Andrew James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARE, Matthew Philip→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2012-02-29 · resigned 2012-02-29
Resigned
WARE, Michael Martin→
director · ~86y · appointed 2012-02-29 · resigned 2012-04-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
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accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
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accounts · AA
2024-11-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-25