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02114948 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1987-03-24

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

78/100

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 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

39 officers (8 active, 39 linked, 37 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

198 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand

2026-03-20
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2026-03-03
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MCCORMACK, Helen appointed
director
2026-02-05
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officers · TM01
2026-02-01
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BONES, Colin, Rev resigned
director
2025-09-20
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officers · CH01
2025-09-20
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2025-09-19
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2025-09-19
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2025-09-17
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2025-06-30
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2025-04-02
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HAMNETT, Andrew, Dr resigned
director
2024-12-10
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2024-12-05
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ASPINALL, Michael, Rev appointed
director
2024-09-23
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2024-09-10
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2024-09-03
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ATKINSON, Margaret Elizabeth resigned
director
2024-05-09
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2024-01-08
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2024-01-08
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2024-01-05
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HOLMES, John Francis resigned
director
2023-12-05
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BONES, Colin, Rev appointed
director
2023-09-27
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2023-09-07
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TAIT, Eva Margaret, Reverend resigned
director
2023-04-03
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2023-03-02
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HAMNETT, Andrew, Dr appointed
director
2022-09-24
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2021-12-09
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2021-12-08
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EVANS, Christopher David resigned
director
2019-10-01
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GROSCH-MILLER, David, Reverend appointed
director
2019-06-26
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AUSTIN, Susan Margaret appointed
director
2019-06-26
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ADAMS, William Raymond Pryde resigned
director
2019-06-26
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EVANS, Christopher David appointed
director
2018-12-28
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HAWS, Jacqueline resigned
director
2018-09-26
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TURNBULL, Richard Ian, Rev appointed
director
2018-06-05
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FORSYTH, Alastair Charles appointed
director
2017-10-05
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TAIT, Eva Margaret, Reverend appointed
director
2017-06-13
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COOTE, David George appointed
director
2017-06-13
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HARRISON, Arnold resigned
director
2017-06-13
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PULLAN, Gordon Waite resigned
director
2017-03-31
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WOOD, Stephen David resigned
director
2016-12-06
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HAWS, Jacqueline appointed
director
2016-03-08
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HOLMES, John Francis appointed
director
2015-10-12
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WADE, Robert Alexander Mercer resigned
secretary
2015-10-12
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WADE, Robert Alexander Mercer resigned
director
2015-10-12
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YOUNG, Stuart resigned
director
2014-07-28
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HEANEY, Michael, Rev resigned
director
2014-04-30
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COPLETON, Robert Boyd resigned
director
2013-10-03
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WARD, Pamela appointed
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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

Incorporated1987-03-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

15 Newland

Lincoln

LN1 1XG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-11

Last: 2025-09-27