ACTON HOMELESS CONCERN (EMMAUS HOUSE AND DAMIEN CENTRE)

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03252735 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-09-20

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 20.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

83/100

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 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.5y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 20.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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

40 officers (7 active, 40 linked, 37 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

145 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

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (94 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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2024-12-09
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2024-11-24
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2024-11-04
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LEONARD, Mary appointed
director
2023-11-21
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2023-04-21
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2023-04-20
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2023-04-20
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2023-04-01
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POKU, Patrick Adusei, Father appointed
director
2023-03-31
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CABOT, Kate Lucy, Dr resigned
director
2023-03-31
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MAGUIRE, Fergal Joseph, Father resigned
director
2022-12-23
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accounts · AA
2021-12-31
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ROBERTSON, Peter James Parish resigned
director
2021-12-31
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2021-12-31
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2021-12-13
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2021-11-15
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2021-11-15
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2021-11-02
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TRACEY, Nicola Ann appointed
director
2021-11-02
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CABOT, Kate Lucy, Dr appointed
director
2021-03-30
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2019-12-06
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MAKEPEACE, Simon James resigned
director
2019-09-15
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DUGGAN, Vivienne resigned
director
2019-02-27
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NORTON, Shirley Anne appointed
director
2018-09-19
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MAGUIRE, Fergal Joseph, Father appointed
director
2017-11-30
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LEAHY, John, Father resigned
secretary
2017-11-30
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LEAHY, John, Father resigned
director
2016-09-19
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CANZINI, Vanessa Anne Margret resigned
director
2014-12-10
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CANZINI, Vanessa Anne Margret appointed
director
2014-06-30
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GOTHARD, Beveley Lynn resigned
director
2013-12-20
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MCDONAGH, Karen appointed
director
2013-12-20
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PEREIRA, Tito resigned
director
2011-12-03
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ALCOCK, Edwin James, Reverend resigned
director
2011-12-02
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CASSIDY, Mairead resigned
director
2011-12-02
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GOTHARD, Beveley Lynn appointed
director
2011-12-02
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ROBERTSON, Peter James Parish appointed
director
2009-11-04
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FOSTER, Mary appointed
director
2008-11-03
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DUGGAN, Vivienne appointed
director
2008-11-02
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DUGGAN, Vivienne resigned
director
2008-11-01
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DUGGAN, Vivienne appointed
director
2008-11-01
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MILES, Suzanne resigned
director
2007-05-01
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LEAHY, John, Father appointed
secretary
2007-05-01
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MCANENY, Christopher, Father resigned
secretary
2007-05-01
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COOKE, Thomas resigned
director
2007-05-01
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LEAHY, John, Father appointed
director

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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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Incorporated1996-09-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Berrymead Gardens

London

W3 8AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-04

Last: 2025-09-20