BROADOAKS COUNTRY HOUSE LTD

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09483917 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-11
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.20M
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 8.7y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,201,869
Net assets shrinking
Down £229,505 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 57% YoY
Cash YoY
-57%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£40k
↓ 57% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£202k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£286k£573k£859k£1.1m£1.4mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.92M£5.01M
Current assets£201.9k£287.0k
Cash£40.1k£92.8k
Debtors£140.0k£154.7k
Net assets£1.20M£1.43M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2026-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2023-11-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2023-11-27
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  9. 2023-11-27
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  10. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-09-14
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2023-03-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2023-03-22
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-12-12
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  16. 2022-12-12
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  17. 2022-12-12
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  18. 2022-09-30
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  19. 2022-09-30
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  20. 2022-09-30
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  21. 2022-09-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2022-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2022-09-16
    INMAN, Michael Russell resigned
    director
  24. 2022-06-06
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    Charge satisfied #4
  25. 2022-06-06
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  26. 2022-05-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2022-05-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 2022-04-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Ortus Secured Finance I Limited
  29. 2022-04-13
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Ortus Secured Finance I Limited
  30. 2017-11-22
    INMAN, Michael Russell appointed
    director
  31. 2017-11-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited
  32. 2017-11-03
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited
  33. 2017-09-25
    LEATHEM, David Stephen appointed
    director
  34. 2017-09-25
    TAYLOR, Matthew Peter resigned
    director
  35. 2015-03-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BROADOAKS COUNTRY HOUSE LTD
  36. 2015-03-11
    TAYLOR, Matthew Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2022-09-30: legacy

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

The Weddings Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Weddings Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
BROADOAKS COUNTRY HOUSE LTD
This company · 09483917

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Weddings Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting13/12/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Matthew Peter Taylorceased 18/09/2017· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2015-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

Vantage House 3 East Terrace Business Park
Euxton Lane, Euxton
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 6TB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LEATHEM, David Stephen
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-09-25
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Active
INMAN, Michael Russell
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-11-22 · resigned 2022-09-16
Resigned
TAYLOR, Matthew Peter
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-03-11 · resigned 2017-09-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge27/11/2023
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/11/2023
satisfied
Ortus Secured Finance I
Ortus Secured Finance I Limited
A registered charge3 properties13/04/202206/06/2022
satisfied
Ortus Secured Finance I
Ortus Secured Finance I Limited
A registered charge3 properties13/04/202206/06/2022
satisfied
Rockpool (Security Trustee)
Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited
A registered charge2 properties20/11/201705/05/2022
satisfied
Rockpool (Security Trustee)
Rockpool (Security Trustee) Limited
A registered charge03/11/201705/05/2022
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Recent filings (67 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-09-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-23
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22