THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICE

🌳Matureactive

02722134 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1992-06-10

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Solicitors

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

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

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

62 officers (9 active, 62 linked, 58 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

203 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	258	24400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (135 events)Click to expand

2026-07-03
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-06-18
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
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COVER, Martha resigned
director
2025-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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ANCLIFFE, Shiva appointed
director
2025-09-30
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RAINFORD, Claire Louise appointed
director
2025-09-30
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JONES, Roy Lindsey resigned
director
2025-08-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-28
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CORMACK, Scott Roger appointed
director
2023-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2023-10-17
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2022-10-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
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HARRIS, Kelly Marie resigned
director
2022-03-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-16
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GALLOWAY, Norman Terence appointed
director
2021-11-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-19
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LEWIS, Christopher David Lawday resigned
director
2021-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-29
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LEWIS, Christopher David Lawday appointed
director
2020-12-09
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HEDLEY, Mark, Sir appointed
director
2020-12-09
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HULME, Barry Graham resigned
director
2020-12-09
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VIZARD, Eileen Anna, Dr resigned
director
2020-06-27
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LEA, Jeremy Hugh Chaloner, Judge resigned
director
2020-03-06
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ELLISON, Gemma Victoria resigned
director
2019-12-11
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COVER, Martha appointed
director
2019-12-11
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HARRIS, Kelly Marie appointed
director
2019-04-04
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HANSON, Daniel Alexander resigned
director
2019-03-06
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ELLISON, Gemma Victoria appointed
director
2018-12-12
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BLACKBURN, Michael resigned
director
2018-09-26
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MCCARTHY, Neil resigned
director
2017-09-27
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VIZARD, Eileen Anna, Dr appointed
director
2017-06-08
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HULME, Barry Graham appointed
director
2017-06-01
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PHILLIPS, Karen Marie resigned
director
2017-03-31
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MITCHELL, Anthony Paul, His Honour Judge resigned
director
2016-06-29
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JONES, Roy Lindsey appointed
director
2016-03-02
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WATERS, Rita Therese appointed
secretary
2016-03-02
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RENOUF, Christine Margaret resigned
secretary
2015-07-03
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COTTRELL, David John, Professor resigned
director
2015-06-09
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BEST, Martyn James appointed
director
2015-06-09
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PHILLIPS, Karen Marie appointed
director
2015-03-31
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WILLIAMS, Gareth Ifor resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 135 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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: COVER, Martha resigned 2025-11-12; JONES, Roy Lindsey resigned 2025-09-30

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1992-06-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

Units 1 - 4 Priory Mews

Monks Ferry

Birkenhead

Merseyside

CH41 5AZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-22

Last: 2026-06-08