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01757334 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1983-09-29

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 11.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Operating since 1983 in Devizes, this active organisation most likely provides community-focused social support services and non-standard accommodation — such as sheltered housing or transitional living — serving vulnerable individuals or groups in need of practical assistance and housing solutions.

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.7y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

72 officers (10 active, 72 linked, 65 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

248 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (151 events)Click to expand

2025-08-19
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accounts · AA
2025-06-18
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PHILLIPS, Catherine, Dr appointed
director
2025-06-18
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officers · AP01
2024-11-27
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officers · AP01
2024-11-15
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SLEVIN-BROWN, Fiona appointed
director
2024-10-10
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officers · TM01
2024-10-09
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KEEN, Virginia Anne Pickering resigned
director
2024-09-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-09-19
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officers · AP01
2024-09-19
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officers · AP01
2024-09-18
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officers · AP01
2024-09-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-18
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officers · TM01
2024-09-06
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ADDIS, Philip John appointed
director
2024-09-06
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BROOKS, Michael Henry appointed
director
2024-09-06
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HUMPHREYS, Timothy appointed
director
2024-09-06
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PAYNE-KUMAR, Sanjeen resigned
director
2024-08-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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officers · TM01
2024-06-28
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officers · TM02
2024-06-15
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WILLIAMS, Karen Margaret resigned
secretary
2024-06-15
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WALSH, Victoria Louise resigned
director
2023-12-18
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officers · TM01
2023-10-02
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CAMPBELL, Leah resigned
director
2023-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-12
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JAMES, Jane Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-06
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POOLEY, Anthony Henry resigned
director
2021-10-06
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ROWELL, Jane Irene resigned
director
2021-06-01
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SYLVESTER, Merope appointed
director
2021-06-01
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CAMPBELL, Leah appointed
director
2021-06-01
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PAYNE-KUMAR, Sanjeen appointed
director
2021-06-01
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WALSH, Victoria Louise appointed
director
2021-03-01
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WILLIAMS, Karen Margaret appointed
secretary
2020-11-27
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CLAKE, Nigel Brian resigned
director
2020-11-26
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HAMER, Martin Edward, Dr resigned
director
2020-11-01
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DUKE, Peter Stanley resigned
director
2020-10-21
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OLKOWSKI, Dominik resigned
secretary
2020-07-21
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KEEN, Virginia Anne Pickering appointed
director
2020-05-12
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JAMES, Jane Elizabeth appointed
director
2020-05-12
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RICHARDS, Julian resigned
director
2019-11-01
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RICHARDS, Julian appointed
director
2019-09-03
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OLKOWSKI, Dominik appointed
secretary
2019-09-02
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BEALE, Samantha Frances resigned
secretary
2018-07-23
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Charge satisfied #1

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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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1983-09-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Unit C2 Beacon Business Centre

Hopton Park

Devizes

Wiltshire

SN10 2EY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-13

Last: 2025-11-29