AGAPE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02526907 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1990-08-01

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

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 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (6 active, 21 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

5 active PSC(s) of 12 total, 12 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

126 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
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accounts · AA01
2025-11-19
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officers · AP01
2025-11-05
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RICHARDSON, Claudie Izai Lynn appointed
director
2025-07-21
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accounts · AA
2025-06-04
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officers · AP01
2025-05-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-14
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PURCELL, Dermot resigned
director
2025-05-14
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officers · TM01
2025-02-12
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-05
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KNOX, Philip James appointed
director
2024-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-27
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BOTHAM, Stephen Andrew appointed
director
2023-04-27
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PALMER, Gary James resigned
director
2022-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-04
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ARKELL, Joanne resigned
director
2021-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-28
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-28
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HUGHES PENNY, Elspeth resigned
director
2021-04-28
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JOHNSON, Ian Roderick resigned
director
2021-04-28
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PURCELL, Dermot appointed
director
2019-07-10
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ARKELL, Joanne appointed
director
2019-07-10
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HUGHES PENNY, Elspeth appointed
director
2019-05-01
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RUSSELL, Kevin John appointed
director
2019-03-31
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DIERS, Lisbet resigned
director
2018-04-26
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TAYLOR, Sally Elizabeth resigned
director
2016-10-26
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DIERS, Lisbet appointed
director
2016-08-23
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BOOTHROYD, Richard, Rev appointed
director
2016-04-19
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MAWDITT, Peter William resigned
director
2016-04-06
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GARCIA, Javier appointed
director
2015-07-16
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FRANKS, Malcolm Peter resigned
director
2015-07-16
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JOHNSON, Ian Roderick appointed
director
2015-07-16
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MAWDITT, Peter William appointed
director
2015-07-16
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TAYLOR, Sally Elizabeth appointed
director
2015-07-16
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WYNNE-JONES, Nicholas Winder, Rev resigned
director
2011-12-15
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PALMER, Gary James appointed
director
2011-10-31
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RUSSELL, Martin resigned
secretary
2010-10-19
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FRANKS, Malcolm Peter appointed
director
2008-12-11
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HAYES, Mary Catherine resigned
secretary
2008-12-11
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RUSSELL, Martin appointed
secretary
1998-05-15
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LENTON, John Robert resigned
director
1998-05-15
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WYNNE-JONES, Nicholas Winder, Rev appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

5 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stephen Andrew Botham Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	27/04/2023
Mr Kevin John Russell Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/05/2019
Rev Richard Boothroyd Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	23/08/2016
Mr Javier Garcia Individual · Spanish · DOB 10/1960 · age 66	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mrs Lesley Allison Cheesman Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

7 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Dermot Purcellceased 14/05/2025· significant influence
Mrs Joanne Arkellceased 04/07/2022· significant influence
Ms Elspeth Hughes Pennyceased 28/04/2021· significant influence
Mrs Lisbet Diersceased 31/12/2019· significant influence
Mr Gary James Palmerceased 27/04/2023· significant influence
Mr Ian Roderick Johnsonceased 28/04/2021· significant influence
Mrs Sally Elizabeth Taylorceased 26/04/2018· 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

Incorporated1990-08-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

167 Newhall Street

Birmingham

B3 1SW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-14

Last: 2025-06-30