SUNDERLAND COUNSELLING SERVICE

🌳Matureactive

03315039 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-02-07

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

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

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 (61/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

25 officers (6 active, 25 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Average employees	16800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand

2025-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-06
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GREENER, Bernard resigned
secretary
2025-10-06
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GREENER, Bernard resigned
director
2025-08-08
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-08-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
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SPEER, Gordon Mark appointed
director
2022-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-31
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MORRIS, Linda resigned
director
2021-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
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GILLIGAN, Kim, Dr appointed
director
2019-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-02-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-01-09
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HANDS, David Alan, Reverend resigned
director
2014-11-04
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BRUTON, Laura Helen appointed
director
2013-12-02
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HALL, Mark Douglas resigned
director
2013-11-19
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WHITFIELD, Andrew resigned
director
2011-11-01
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WATT, Eileen Mary appointed
director
2011-11-01
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MORRIS, Linda appointed
director
2011-03-22
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PHILIPS, Judith Ann resigned
director
2011-01-25
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LOADMAN, Anne appointed
director
2010-09-30
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SKETCHLEY, Carl appointed
director
2008-03-03
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HALL, Mark Douglas appointed
director
2006-11-28
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STRIKE, Autumn Lenoze resigned
director
2006-06-29
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PHILIPS, Judith Ann appointed
director
2006-06-29
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STRIKE, Autumn Lenoze appointed
director
2006-06-29
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WHITFIELD, Andrew appointed
director
2006-03-31
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WRIGHT, Vincent Thomas resigned
director
2005-11-04
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GREENER, Bernard appointed
secretary
2005-11-03
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HENRY, Harry resigned
secretary
2005-11-03
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HENRY, Harold James resigned
director
2005-09-15
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GREENER, Bernard appointed
director
2005-09-15
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HANDS, David Alan, Reverend appointed
director
2005-09-15
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HENRY, Harold James appointed
director
2004-10-22
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BROWN, Thomas resigned
director
2003-11-20
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PINDER, Susan May resigned
director
2003-06-26
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HENRY, Harry appointed
secretary
2003-03-20
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HOWELL, William Ernest David resigned
secretary
2003-03-20
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BROWN, Thomas appointed
director
2003-03-20
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HOWELL, William Ernest David resigned
director
2003-03-20
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WRIGHT, Vincent Thomas appointed
director
2000-03-31
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PROCOPIS, Linda resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 61 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

-6 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 73 — 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 73 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 ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: GREENER, Bernard resigned 2025-10-06; GREENER, Bernard resigned 2025-10-06

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1997-02-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

51 John Street

Sunderland

Tyne And Wear

SR1 1QN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-21

Last: 2026-02-07