ARUNDEL AND BRIGHTON ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN CORPORATION LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

00946255 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1969-01-20

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 52.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 52.0y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 52.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

34 officers (11 active, 34 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

158 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand

2026-03-04
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-17
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officers · TM01
2026-02-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-14
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MOTH, Charles Phillip Richard, Rt Rev resigned
director
2025-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
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officers · AP01
2023-01-12
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MELLY, Gregory Kevin appointed
director
2022-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-09-27
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2022-09-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-31
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THOMS, Michael Charles resigned
director
2021-02-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-08
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officers · AP01
2020-04-02
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BERGIN, Patrick Joseph appointed
director
2020-04-02
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BERTELSEN, Jane Margaret, Sister appointed
director
2020-04-02
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LYDON, John James, Professor appointed
director
2020-04-02
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WORDSWORTH, Clare Frances appointed
director
2020-04-02
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ALLEN, Thomas William resigned
director
2020-04-02
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CAMPBELL, Anthony resigned
director
2019-02-05
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BURGESS, David Patrick Henry appointed
director
2019-02-05
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MALONEY, Kieran Gerard appointed
director
2019-02-05
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BRITTAIN, Bernadette Anne resigned
director
2019-02-05
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TOTMAN, Edward Bartram resigned
director
2018-02-19
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HOW, Jonathan Michael, Reverend appointed
director
2015-12-01
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MARTIN, Jonathan Sean, Canon appointed
director
2015-12-01
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O'BRIEN, Kieron James, Canon appointed
director
2015-11-29
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HULL, John Oswald, The Rt Rev Mgr Canon resigned
director
2015-11-29
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O'SHEA, Michael Benedict, Rev resigned
director
2015-11-23
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KILMARTIN, Sarah Margaret appointed
secretary
2015-11-23
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BROTHERTON, John Fergus resigned
secretary
2015-05-28
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MOTH, Charles Phillip Richard, Rt Rev appointed
director
2014-10-04
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CONRY, Kieran Thomas, Rt Rev resigned
director
2014-07-07
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ALLEN, Thomas William appointed
director
2014-02-03
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SCOTT, Jeffrey Hayden, Rev resigned
secretary
2014-02-03
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SCOTT, Jeffrey Hayden, Rev resigned
director
2009-04-02
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BRITTAIN, Bernadette Anne appointed
director
2009-04-02
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CAMPBELL, Anthony appointed
director
2009-04-02
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MANLEY, Brian William, Dr resigned
director
2009-04-02
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SMART, Margaret Mary, Dr resigned
director
2009-04-02
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THOMS, Michael Charles appointed
director
2009-04-02
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WYMES, Patrick Finbar, Rev Mgr resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 57 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

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Canon Jonathan Sean Martin Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	16/02/2026

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Rt Rev Charles Phillip Richard Mothceased 14/02/2026· board control
Rt Rev Charles Phillip Richard Mothceased 14/02/2026· board control · significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1969-01-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

The St Philip Howard Centre

4 Southgate Drive

Crawley

RH10 6RP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-01

Last: 2025-09-17