ADORE CHURCH

🌳Matureactive

03059994 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1995-05-23

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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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 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.7y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

19 officers (6 active, 19 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

123 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-06
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change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2023-07-06
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2023-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-03-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-24
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COX, Stephen appointed
director
2022-05-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-26
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HOYE, Mike resigned
director
2022-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-11
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COOPER, Beverley Ann resigned
director
2021-04-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-04-30
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change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2021-04-30
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2021-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
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SPENCER, Charles Neil appointed
director
2021-01-11
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WOLF, Ann appointed
director
2020-06-15
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LIDDY, Irene resigned
director
2020-05-04
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COOPER, Beverley Ann appointed
director
2019-04-01
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KELSALL, Anne resigned
director
2018-11-01
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LIDDY, Irene appointed
director
2018-07-16
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EELES, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2016-03-21
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BARKER, Godfrey David appointed
director
2013-12-10
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HOYE, Mike appointed
director
2013-10-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Kingdom Bank Limited
2013-09-30
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KELSALL, Anne appointed
director
2013-09-30
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NARAINE, Chandra resigned
director
2012-10-09
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FLOY, Valerie resigned
director
2012-08-28
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EELES, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2012-04-03
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LONGMAN, Peter George resigned
director
2007-06-07
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LONGMAN, Peter George appointed
director
2004-03-16
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BATESON, Simon Paul resigned
director
2000-02-15
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JENNINGS, Ian Richard resigned
director
1999-03-21
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FLOY, Valerie appointed
director
1999-02-26
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MCNEIL, William Townley, Dr resigned
director
1998-01-05
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JENNINGS, Ian Richard appointed
director
1997-01-01
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LANE, Christopher Richard resigned
director
1996-11-18
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NARAINE, Chandra appointed
director
1996-10-23
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CLISSOLD, Bernard Paul resigned
director
1995-05-23
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Company incorporated
As ADORE CHURCH
1995-05-23
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MCNEIL, David Townley, Reverend appointed
secretary
1995-05-23
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MCNEIL, David Townley, Reverend appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 54 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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Tania Mcneil Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	02/01/2021
Rev David Townley Mcneil Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	02/01/2021

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1995-05-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

76 Church Road

Aston

Birmingham

B6 5TY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-19

Last: 2026-05-05