BESPOKE & OAK CO. LTD
🌳Matureactive
08028781 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-22.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
44 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)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,451
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£22k
↓ 9.0% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 213% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.3k | £10.7k |
| Current assets | £13.7k | £4.4k |
| Net assets | £-22.5k | £-20.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-06-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-18➕HORNUNG, Benjamin Lee Francis appointeddirector
- 2022-05-18➕SCHWARTZ, Neil Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2022-05-18➖BRAITHWAITE, Clare Alexandra resigneddirector
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BESPOKE & OAK CO. LTD
- 2012-04-12➕BRAITHWAITE, Clare Alexandra appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Personalisation Boutique Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Personalisation Boutique Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BESPOKE & OAK CO. LTD
This company · 08028781
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Personalisation Boutique Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 18/05/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Clare Alexandra Braithwaiteceased 18/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
1 Horsingtons Yard
Lion Street
Abergavenny
NP7 5PN
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HORNUNG, Benjamin Lee Francis→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCHWARTZ, Neil Lawrence→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRAITHWAITE, Clare Alexandra→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2012-04-12 · resigned 2022-05-18
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-10