OAKBANK SAFESTART LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC643996 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-10-09
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -45% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,054
Cash draining
Cash down 45% YoY
Cash YoY
-45%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 45% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 1239% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£3k-£2k-£424£890£2k£4kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-3.1k£-228
Cash£1.9k£3.5k
Net assets£-3.1k£-228

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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  2. 2025-03-14
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-09-30
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    PICKEN, Nichola Caryl, Dr resigned
    director
  4. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-29
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  6. 2023-10-23
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  7. 2023-10-09
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    GOWRIE, Martin James resigned
    director
  8. 2023-09-20
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  9. 2023-05-24
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  10. 2023-05-24
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  11. 2023-05-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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  12. 2023-05-22
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    WRIGHT, Robert appointed
    secretary
  13. 2023-05-22
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    WRIGHT, Rowena Cm appointed
    director
  14. 2023-05-11
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    PORTER, Jonathan Richard resigned
    director
  15. 2023-05-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-05-04
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  17. 2023-05-04
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  18. 2023-01-17
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  19. 2022-12-27
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    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2022-11-23
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    officers · TM01
  21. 2022-07-06
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  22. 2022-06-30
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    EWEN, Rebecca Louise resigned
    director
  23. 2022-06-30
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    FELLOWS, John George resigned
    director
  24. 2022-06-30
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    SHENTON, David Peter resigned
    director
  25. 2022-05-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2022-03-31
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  27. 2022-03-29
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  28. 2021-10-05
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    SINCLAIR, Fiona resigned
    director
  29. 2021-10-01
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    CURR, Fiona Jane resigned
    director
  30. 2021-06-30
    ➖
    FELLOWS, Deborah resigned
    director
  31. 2019-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As OAKBANK SAFESTART LIMITED
  32. 2019-10-09
    ➕
    CURR, Fiona Jane appointed
    director
  33. 2019-10-09
    ➕
    EWEN, Rebecca Louise appointed
    director
  34. 2019-10-09
    ➕
    FELLOWS, Deborah appointed
    director
  35. 2019-10-09
    ➕
    FELLOWS, John George appointed
    director
  36. 2019-10-09
    ➕
    GOWRIE, Martin James appointed
    director
  37. 2019-10-09
    ➕
    PICKEN, Nichola Caryl, Dr appointed
    director
  38. 2019-10-09
    ➕
    PORTER, Jonathan Richard appointed
    director
  39. 2019-10-09
    ➕
    SHENTON, David Peter appointed
    director
  40. 2019-10-09
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Fiona 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-10-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

Oakbank Primary School
Viewlands Road West
Perth
PH1 1NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

WRIGHT, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2023-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Rowena Cm→
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURR, Fiona Jane→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-10-09 · resigned 2021-10-01
Resigned
EWEN, Rebecca Louise→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-10-09 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned
FELLOWS, Deborah→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-10-09 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned
FELLOWS, John George→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-10-09 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned
GOWRIE, Martin James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-10-09 · resigned 2023-10-09
Resigned
PICKEN, Nichola Caryl, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-10-09 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned
PORTER, Jonathan Richard→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-10-09 · resigned 2023-05-11
Resigned
SHENTON, David Peter→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-10-09 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned
SINCLAIR, Fiona→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-10-09 · resigned 2021-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-04
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officers · TM01
2023-05-04