OAKBRIDGE CARE LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 18.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.0y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.26M | £3.98M |
| Current assets | £1.36M | £753.1k |
| Cash | £223.4k | £159.8k |
| Debtors | £1.13M | £593.3k |
| Net assets | £3.60M | £3.32M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-06-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-07✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2016-09-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2014-12-22➕DI GIACOMO, Lissa Maria appointeddirector
- 2014-12-22➕PODDAR, Sunita appointeddirector
- 2014-12-22➖PODDAR, Sarwan resignedsecretary
- 2014-12-22➖PODDAR, Deepak resigneddirector
- 2014-12-22➖PODDAR, Sarwan resigneddirector
- 2014-05-10➖PODDAR, Sunita resigneddirector
- 2014-03-03➕PODDAR, Deepak appointeddirector
- 2011-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2011-08-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-08-18🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2011-08-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2008-05-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2008-05-15➖BAGARIA, Susheela, Dr resignedsecretary
- 2008-05-15➕PODDAR, Sarwan appointedsecretary
- 2008-05-15➖BAGARIA, Nawal Kishore, Dr resigneddirector
- 2008-05-15➖BAGARIA, Sushella, Dr resigneddirector
- 2008-05-15➕PODDAR, Sarwan appointeddirector
- 2008-05-15➕PODDAR, Sunita appointeddirector
- 2008-05-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-05-09➖BAGARIA, Jay resignedsecretary
- 2007-05-09➕BAGARIA, Susheela, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-22🏢Company incorporatedAs OAKBRIDGE CARE LIMITED
- 2006-03-22➕BAGARIA, Jay appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-22➕FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-03-22➖FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-03-22➕BAGARIA, Nawal Kishore, Dr appointeddirector
- 2006-03-22➕BAGARIA, Sushella, Dr appointeddirector
- 2006-03-22➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-03-22➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sunita Poddar Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 18/08/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 09/08/2011 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 29/05/2008 | 02/09/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 15/05/2008 | 19/08/2011 |