COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES

🌳Matureactive
02959482 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1994-08-17
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 19 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees101000

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-04-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-03-07
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    BOWEN, Timothy, Mr. resigned
    director
  7. 2023-03-07
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    BROWN, Jane resigned
    director
  8. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-06-21
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    BROWN, Jane appointed
    director
  11. 2022-03-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-03-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-03-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-01-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-12-21
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    PARR, George Henry resigned
    director
  17. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2021-08-26
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    CLEGHORN, Michael Ian resigned
    secretary
  20. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-10-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2019-10-01
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    LAWSON, Gill appointed
    director
  24. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-01-29
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    HEPWORTH, Paul William resigned
    director
  26. 2015-06-02
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    CLEGHORN, Damian appointed
    director
  27. 2014-08-14
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    WARDEN, David resigned
    director
  28. 2014-08-06
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    ROGERSON, David resigned
    director
  29. 2014-07-08
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    BOWEN, Timothy, Mr. appointed
    director
  30. 2012-09-13
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    HARVEY, William Joseph, Mr. resigned
    director
  31. 2012-07-19
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    DICKENSON, Edward resigned
    director
  32. 2012-07-19
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    DUNN, Ann resigned
    director
  33. 2012-07-19
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    WARDEN, David appointed
    director
  34. 2011-11-21
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    BLYTH, Pauline Valerie appointed
    director
  35. 2010-01-03
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    HARVEY, William Joseph, Mr. appointed
    director
  36. 2009-10-02
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    BLYTH, Pauline Valerie resigned
    director
  37. 2009-04-02
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    MITCHELL, David resigned
    director
  38. 2009-02-28
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    DICKENSON, Edward appointed
    director
  39. 2008-04-03
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    BAINBRIDGE, Margaret Wynn resigned
    director
  40. 2007-07-12
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    BAINBRIDGE, Margaret Wynn appointed
    director
  41. 2005-09-29
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    DUNN, Ann appointed
    director
  42. 2005-06-24
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    HEPWORTH, Paul William appointed
    director
  43. 2005-06-24
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    MITCHELL, David appointed
    director
  44. 2005-06-24
    ➕
    ROGERSON, David appointed
    director
  45. 2001-11-01
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    CLEGHORN, Michael Ian appointed
    secretary
  46. 2001-10-30
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    CHAPMAN, Brian Leonard resigned
    secretary
  47. 2001-10-03
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    LAWSON, Anthony Joseph resigned
    director
  48. 2001-10-03
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    PARR, George Henry appointed
    director
  49. 2001-10-03
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    WHITFIELD, Kenneth resigned
    director
  50. 2001-08-17
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    LAWSON, Anthony Joseph appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 64 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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Pauline Valerie Blyth
Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73
——sig. influencesignificant influence08/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr George Henry Parrceased 21/12/2021· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1994-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 13c, Southwick Ind. Estate
North Hylton Road
Southwick, Sunderland
Tyne & Wear
SR5 3TX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)

BLYTH, Pauline Valerie→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLEGHORN, Damian→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWSON, Gill→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPMAN, Brian Leonard→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-01 · resigned 2001-10-30
Resigned
CLEGHORN, Michael Ian→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-01 · resigned 2021-08-26
Resigned
NORTH, Philip John, The Reverend→
secretary · appointed 1994-08-17 · resigned 1997-12-18
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-08-17 · resigned 1994-08-17
Resigned
BAINBRIDGE, Margaret Wynn→
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-07-12 · resigned 2008-04-03
Resigned
BLYTH, Pauline Valerie→
director · ~73y · appointed 1994-10-20 · resigned 2009-10-02
Resigned
BOWEN, Timothy, Mr.→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-07-08 · resigned 2023-03-07
Resigned
BROWN, Jane→
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-06-21 · resigned 2023-03-07
Resigned
DICKENSON, Edward→
director · ~84y · appointed 2009-02-28 · resigned 2012-07-19
Resigned
DUNN, Ann→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-09-29 · resigned 2012-07-19
Resigned
HARVEY, William Joseph, Mr.→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-01-03 · resigned 2012-09-13
Resigned
HEPWORTH, Paul William→
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-06-24 · resigned 2018-01-29
Resigned
LAWSON, Anthony Joseph→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2001-10-03
Resigned
MAGOWAN, Margaret Wynn→
director · ~80y · appointed 1994-08-17 · resigned 1996-10-03
Resigned
MITCHELL, David→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-06-24 · resigned 2009-04-02
Resigned
NORTH, Philip John, The Reverend→
director · ~60y · appointed 1994-08-17 · resigned 1997-12-18
Resigned
PARR, George Henry→
director · ~83y · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2021-12-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (126 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-26