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01617324 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1982-02-25

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

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

60 officers (8 active, 60 linked, 54 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

228 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (129 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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2026-03-31
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FINGERHUT, Jonathan Leigh resigned
director
2026-03-30
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officers · TM01
2026-03-26
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SPEKER, Barry Neil resigned
director
2026-02-04
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officers · AP01
2026-01-21
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FLEMING, Anne Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-12-03
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accounts · AA
2025-09-16
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officers · TM01
2025-09-11
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GIBBONS, Catherine resigned
director
2025-08-22
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officers · TM01
2025-08-21
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BALDON, Madeleine resigned
director
2025-07-01
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officers · TM01
2025-06-04
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JOHNSON, Carolyn Ann resigned
director
2025-04-23
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officers · AP01
2025-04-22
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officers · AP01
2025-04-16
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BALDON, Madeleine appointed
director
2025-04-16
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FINGERHUT, Jonathan Leigh appointed
director
2025-03-19
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officers · TM01
2025-03-17
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BURKE, Anita Kay, Rev resigned
director
2025-02-28
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officers · TM01
2024-12-19
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THEVASAGAYAM, Mahilravi Samuel resigned
director
2024-10-05
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accounts · AA
2024-03-19
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officers · TM01
2024-03-06
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WILKINSON, Elizabeth Mary, The Ven resigned
director
2023-11-06
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officers · AP01
2023-11-06
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2023-10-06
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2023-10-04
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incorporation · MA
2023-09-28
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officers · AP01
2023-09-21
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officers · AP01
2023-09-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-20
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ALTON, Graham appointed
director
2023-09-20
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BURKE, Anita Kay, Rev appointed
director
2023-09-20
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CRACKNELL, David resigned
director
2023-09-20
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WILKINSON, Elizabeth Mary, The Ven appointed
director
2023-05-31
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officers · TM01
2023-05-22
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CHAMPNESS, David Andrew Vincent resigned
director
2022-09-21
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SHIELD, David Paul resigned
director
2022-03-23
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THEVASAGAYAM, Mahilravi Samuel appointed
director
2021-12-01
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BALL, Yvonne Marie, Dr appointed
director
2021-09-22
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HARLOW, Elizabeth resigned
director
2020-09-17
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SPEKER, Barry Neil appointed
director
2020-06-15
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JOHNSON, Keith resigned
director
2019-09-18
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BENNETT, James Martin Robert appointed
director
2019-09-18
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DYER, Phil Alan resigned
director
2019-03-21
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DYER, Phil Alan appointed
director
2019-03-21
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JOHNSON, Keith appointed
director
2018-09-03
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WINSTANLEY, Sara Juliet resigned
director
2018-03-28
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PATES, Lynn appointed
director
2018-03-23
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GIBBONS, Catherine appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 129 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BALDON, Madeleine resigned 2025-08-21; FINGERHUT, Jonathan Leigh resigned 2026-03-31; GIBBONS, Catherine resigned 2025-09-11

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1982-02-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

14 Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1AE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-27

Last: 2026-04-13