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00243374 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1929-10-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
99 officers (16 active, 99 linked, 90 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
291 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (189 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-05➖ALFORD-SMITH, Sarah resigneddirector
- 2025-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-21➕STIRRAT, Elaine appointeddirector
- 2025-10-21➖WHITTINGHAM, Hannah resigneddirector
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-19➕COLE, Bradley appointeddirector
- 2024-11-19➕ENRIGHT, Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2024-11-19➕FORBES, Peter appointeddirector
- 2024-11-19➕MALONEY, Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-11-19➖CUTTS, Marilyn resigneddirector
- 2024-11-19➖JARVIS, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2024-10-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-26➕BARBOUR, Iain Rawdon appointeddirector
- 2024-09-26➕MYERS, Karen appointeddirector
- 2024-09-26➖AHLUWALIA, Jassa resigneddirector
- 2024-06-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-31➖CARTWRIGHT, Paul Ian resigneddirector
- 2024-05-22📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2024-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-29➖GROSSMAN, Loyd Daniel Gilman, Sir resigneddirector
- 2024-03-21➖ALLADI, Eshwar Kumar, Dr resigneddirector
- 2024-03-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-08➕HEAGREN, Chris appointeddirector
- 2024-02-08➕WATKINSON, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2024-02-08➕CARTWRIGHT, Paul Ian appointeddirector
- 2024-02-08➕GROSSMAN, Loyd Daniel Gilman, Sir appointeddirector
- 2024-01-29➕CALLOW, Simon appointeddirector
- 2024-01-29➕JOSEPH, Lesley appointeddirector
- 2024-01-29➕MACQUEEN, Alexander Tulloch appointeddirector
- 2024-01-29➕O'KANE, Patrick appointeddirector
- 2024-01-29➕RINDER, Rob appointeddirector
- 2024-01-29➕AHLUWALIA, Jassa appointeddirector
- 2024-01-29➕ALFORD-SMITH, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2024-01-29➖GLEDHILL, Karen Natasha Alison resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 189 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -15 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ALFORD-SMITH, Sarah resigned 2026-03-05; WHITTINGHAM, Hannah resigned 2025-10-21
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1929-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Registered office
6, Adam Street,
London.
WC2N 6AD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23
Officers (16 active · 83 resigned)
WYMAN, Alison Marie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-07-17
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BARBOUR, Iain Rawdon→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-09-26
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CALLOW, Simon→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2024-01-29
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COLE, Bradley→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-11-19
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Active
ENRIGHT, Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-11-19
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FORBES, Peter→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-11-19
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HEAGREN, Chris→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-02-08
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JOSEPH, Lesley→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2024-01-29
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MACQUEEN, Alexander Tulloch→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-01-29
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MALONEY, Michael→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2024-11-19
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MYERS, Karen→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-09-26
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O'KANE, Patrick→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-01-29
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Active
STIRRAT, Elaine→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-10-21
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WATKINSON, Sarah→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-02-08
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BICKET, Graham Christie, Lt Col→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-02-12 · resigned 2014-12-19
CROZIER, Stuart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-12-08 · resigned 2016-04-28
ELLICOTT, Jonathan Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-07-04 · resigned 2022-03-31
HARVEY, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-03-31 · resigned 2023-07-31
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Recent filings (291 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30