4 OAKS GROUP LTD
🌳Matureactive
09652491 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-23
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.01M
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
77
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 £1,009,653
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 8.0% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.25M | £1.21M |
| Current assets | £1.46M | £1.44M |
| Cash | — | £657.3k |
| Net assets | £1.01M | £935.3k |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 4 OAKS GROUP LTD
- 2015-06-23➕HAGANS, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 2015-06-23➕HAGANS, Joanne Stacey appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-09-13: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Joanne Stacey Hagans Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/06/2016 |
Mr Christopher James Hagans Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 253 LONGFORD ROAD LTD→ 15311293 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 3 SPIRES SOLUTIONS LTD→ 12942553 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities
Registered office
Unit 14 Birchbrook Industrial Park
Birchbrook Lane
Shenstone
WS14 0DJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HAGANS, Christopher James→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2015-06-23
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HAGANS, Joanne Stacey→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-06-23
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-27