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02863464 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1993-10-19
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
81/100
Exceptional
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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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
36 officers (4 active, 36 linked, 30 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 10 total, 10 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
167 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (88 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-04-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-23
    ➖
    SMITH, George Barry resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-11-18
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    BERNSTEIN, Tony resigned
    director
  8. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-07-22
    ➖
    BOWLES, Rosalyn resigned
    director
  11. 2024-02-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-01-22
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    HEARN, Kelly Lynn appointed
    director
  13. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-04-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  15. 2023-04-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2023-04-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-04-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2023-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-04-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2021-12-03
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    LILEY, Clare resigned
    director
  22. 2021-12-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-09-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2021-09-09
    ➖
    KEY-FIELD, Naomi Melinda resigned
    director
  26. 2020-09-30
    ➕
    SANDLER, Catherine Judith, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 2020-01-28
    ➖
    HILDEBRAND, Judith resigned
    director
  28. 2019-06-03
    ➕
    BOWLES, Rosalyn appointed
    director
  29. 2019-05-03
    ➕
    BLASCH, Allison Anne appointed
    director
  30. 2018-06-14
    ➖
    DUNCAN, Andrew Sinclair resigned
    director
  31. 2018-06-14
    ➖
    JACK, Elizabeth Jane resigned
    director
  32. 2018-04-10
    ➕
    BERNSTEIN, Tony appointed
    director
  33. 2017-09-15
    ➕
    KEY-FIELD, Naomi Melinda appointed
    director
  34. 2017-06-27
    ➖
    MADEL, Victoria Clare, Lady resigned
    director
  35. 2017-03-30
    ➖
    PLLANA, Arberie resigned
    director
  36. 2017-02-13
    ➖
    BEXON, Tina resigned
    director
  37. 2015-07-29
    ➕
    SMITH, George Barry appointed
    director
  38. 2015-06-29
    ➖
    HALSTED, Angela resigned
    director
  39. 2015-06-29
    ➕
    PLLANA, Arberie appointed
    director
  40. 2014-11-10
    ➖
    SHERIDAN, Ann Marie resigned
    director
  41. 2014-07-07
    ➕
    LILEY, Clare appointed
    director
  42. 2014-02-12
    ➕
    DUNCAN, Andrew Sinclair appointed
    director
  43. 2014-01-20
    ➖
    UKAYE, Jameel resigned
    secretary
  44. 2014-01-07
    ➕
    HILDEBRAND, Judith appointed
    director
  45. 2013-12-09
    ➖
    HERBERT, Thomas Edward resigned
    director
  46. 2013-11-11
    ➖
    COOKE, Quentin George Paul resigned
    director
  47. 2013-10-17
    ➖
    TRIAY, Nicholas resigned
    secretary
  48. 2013-08-05
    ➕
    TRIAY, Nicholas appointed
    secretary
  49. 2013-06-10
    ➖
    CARLETON PAGET, Sheila Ann resigned
    director
  50. 2012-12-19
    ➕
    BEXON, Tina appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 88 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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-limited-exemption
Incorporated1993-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Office 3, 7 Thorpe Close
Thorpe Close
London
W10 5XL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (4 active · 32 resigned)

BLASCH, Allison Anne→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEARN, Kelly Lynn→
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-01-22
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Active
MADEL, Christopher William→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-05-04
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Active
SANDLER, Catherine Judith, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-09-30
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Active
COOKE, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 1993-11-08 · resigned 1994-09-30
Resigned
COOKE, Quentin George Paul→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-19 · resigned 1993-11-08
Resigned
GILBERT, Sarah Joanne→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-09 · resigned 2003-06-04
Resigned
TRIAY, Nicholas→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-05 · resigned 2013-10-17
Resigned
UKAYE, Jameel→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-04 · resigned 2014-01-20
Resigned
WATTS, Jerome Justin Sebastian, Dr→
secretary · appointed 1994-09-30 · resigned 1999-07-09
Resigned
BALFOUR, Tessa, Lady→
director · ~76y · appointed 1994-09-07 · resigned 2000-02-02
Resigned
BERNSTEIN, Tony→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-04-10 · resigned 2024-11-18
Resigned
BEXON, Tina→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-12-19 · resigned 2017-02-13
Resigned
BOWLES, Rosalyn→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-06-03 · resigned 2024-07-22
Resigned
CARLETON PAGET, Sheila Ann→
director · ~83y · appointed 1993-10-19 · resigned 2013-06-10
Resigned
COOKE, Maureen→
director · ~75y · appointed 1996-05-02 · resigned 2012-06-25
Resigned
COOKE, Maureen→
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-10-19 · resigned 1994-09-30
Resigned
COOKE, Quentin George Paul→
director · ~78y · appointed 1993-10-19 · resigned 2013-11-11
Resigned
DUNCAN, Andrew Sinclair→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-02-12 · resigned 2018-06-14
Resigned
FULLER, Michael George, Reverend→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-09-13 · resigned 2005-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (167 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-03