DURHAM COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00309329 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1936-01-15
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). 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
75 officers (13 active, 75 linked, 63 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
293 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (150 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-20➕BHOWMICK, Stephen Kumar appointeddirector
- 2025-11-20➖ROBINSON, John Frederick Francis, Professor resigneddirector
- 2025-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-21➕DAVISON, Karen Lesley appointeddirector
- 2024-11-21➕HUNTER SMART, Ian Douglas appointeddirector
- 2024-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-09➖FLYNN, Jennifer resigneddirector
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-11➕BURROWS, Katherine Joanne appointedsecretary
- 2022-08-11➖LAVERICK, Joanna resignedsecretary
- 2022-08-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-08-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-23➕HAWKES, Angela appointeddirector
- 2021-09-23➕KILGANNON, Elaine appointeddirector
- 2021-09-23➕ROBINSON, John Frederick Francis, Professor appointeddirector
- 2021-06-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-26➕BIRD, Linda Catherine appointeddirector
- 2020-11-26➖HEPBURN OBE, George Charles resigneddirector
- 2020-07-16➕LITCHFIELD, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2019-11-21➖BATEMAN, Glyn resigneddirector
- 2019-09-25➖STOKES, Lewis Adam resigneddirector
- 2018-11-22➖BESTFORD, Gavin resigneddirector
- 2018-09-11➕BUCKLEY-ATKINS, Patricia appointeddirector
- 2018-06-16➖HAYWARD, Russell Selwyn resignedsecretary
- 2018-06-16➕LAVERICK, Joanna appointedsecretary
- 2017-11-10➕STOKES, Lewis Adam appointeddirector
- 2017-05-08➖ARMSTRONG, Joseph resigneddirector
- 2016-10-06➖PEART, Alexander Eadington resigneddirector
- 2016-10-06➖WYNNE, Patricia resigneddirector
- 2015-02-09➖LUND, Judith resigneddirector
- 2014-05-22➕HEPBURN OBE, George Charles appointeddirector
- 2013-11-19➖MYERS, Brian Leslie resigneddirector
- 2013-10-17➕MYERS, Brian Leslie appointeddirector
- 2012-10-18➖MOORHOUSE, Sandra Josephine resigneddirector
- 2011-11-29➖ESPINER, John Stewart resigneddirector
- 2011-06-13➖TRIBE, Mary Helen resigneddirector
- 2011-06-01➕HAYWARD, Russell Selwyn appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 150 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1936-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Registered office
8 St. Stephens Court
Low Willington
Crook
County Durham
DL15 0BF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-11
Last: 2026-05-28
Officers (13 active · 62 resigned)
BURROWS, Katherine Joanne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-08-11
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BANKS, Sarah Jane→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 1998-10-15
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BHOWMICK, Stephen Kumar→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-11-20
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BIRD, Linda Catherine→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2020-11-26
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BUCKLEY-ATKINS, Patricia→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2018-09-11
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DAVISON, Karen Lesley→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-11-21
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HAWKES, Angela→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-09-23
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HUNTER SMART, Ian Douglas→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-11-21
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KILGANNON, Elaine→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2021-09-23
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LITCHFIELD, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2020-07-16
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ROBINSON, John→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1999-10-21
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SMITH, Clarice Annie→
Activedirector · ~87y · appointed 2010-10-14
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WORTERS, Janice Margaret→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2010-02-25
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BOYD, Lyn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-02-01 · resigned 2000-05-04
COWELL, Raymond→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-09-04 · resigned 2000-01-31
FROSTWICK, Joy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-04 · resigned 2004-10-04
FROSTWICK, Joy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-02-01 · resigned 1995-09-04
HAYWARD, Russell Selwyn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2018-06-16
HORTON, Marion Martin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-02-01 · resigned 1995-01-31
LAVERICK, Joanna→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-06-16 · resigned 2022-08-11
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Recent filings (293 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-08-11