40 OAKLEY LTD
🌳Matureactive
08669489 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-30
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£77.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 £77,139
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£77k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£5
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £77.1k | £77.1k |
| Current assets | £5 | £5 |
| Net assets | £77.1k | £77.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-30🏢Company incorporatedAs 40 OAKLEY LTD
- 2013-08-30➕ROBERTS, Grazyna appointeddirector
- 2013-08-30➕THELWELL, Richard Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
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 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 77 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.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Grazyna Roberts Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70-76 EIGN ROAD LIMITED→ 13893889 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 73 BARTON ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 04642914 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| 88 PARK STREET LIMITED→ 10604526 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AASHA HOLDINGS LTD→ 17075828 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AASREYA HOLDINGS LTD→ 17040423 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AAT HEALTHCARE LIMITED→ 14596851 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABBOTS MEAD MANAGEMENT (NO 5) LIMITED→ 02614252 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| ABBOTS MEAD MANAGEMENT (NO.3) LIMITED→ 02473355 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 36y | — | — |
| ABBOTS MEAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 02427822 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 36y | — | — |
| ABBOTTS FIELD MANAGEMENT CO LIMITED→ 14337922 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE ISO HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 17034647 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACCESS FLOORS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ 09295330 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
19 Gloucester Road
Ross-On-Wye
Herefordshire
HR9 5LQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ROBERTS, Grazyna→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2013-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THELWELL, Richard Michael→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-23