AYLESBURY VINEYARD CHURCH LTD

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03424117 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-08-22

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 21.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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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 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 21.7y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 21.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — 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

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

30 officers (7 active, 30 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

128 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (78 events)Click to expand

2026-06-04
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2025-04-10
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OPPONG, Samuel appointed
director
2025-04-03
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EAST, Jacqueline Suzanne appointed
director
2025-04-03
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HARLAND, Jonathan Mark appointed
director
2025-03-12
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2025-03-03
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EYRE, Jamie resigned
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2024-12-23
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2024-12-09
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MICHEL, Laura Jane resigned
director
2024-07-01
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LIVINGSTONE, Iain appointed
director
2024-06-28
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MEDLEY, Helen appointed
director
2024-06-28
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GASSON, Georgia Anna resigned
director
2024-06-28
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STEVENS, Rebecca resigned
director
2024-05-18
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2023-08-30
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2023-08-06
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CARTWRIGHT, Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-06-09
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2023-05-05
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HANSON, Sheriden Margaret appointed
director
2023-05-05
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STEVENS, Rebecca appointed
director
2023-05-04
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GUNSAELVAM, Paul resigned
director
2022-09-06
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2022-09-05
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2022-05-26
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2022-05-09
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SNAITH, Richard resigned
director
2022-05-08
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EYRE, Jamie appointed
director
2020-09-06
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TWEATS, James Andrew appointed
director
2020-09-06
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AWADZI, Austin resigned
director
2020-09-06
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BURNHOPE, Stephen James resigned
director
2020-09-06
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GASSON, Georgia Anna appointed
director
2020-09-06
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GUNSAELVAM, Paul appointed
director
2020-06-09
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MICHEL, Laura Jane appointed
director
2020-06-08
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TWEATS, Rachel resigned
director
2019-06-05
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STEPHENS, Paul resigned
director
2018-09-03
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AWADZI, Austin appointed
director
2017-12-11
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SNAITH, Richard appointed
director
2016-06-13
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TWEATS, Rachel appointed
director
2015-11-23
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CARTWRIGHT, Elizabeth appointed
director
2015-11-23
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LIVERSIDGE, Andrew resigned
director
2015-02-18
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Incorporated1997-08-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

The Vineyard Centre

Gatehouse Close

Aylesbury

Bucks

HP19 8DN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-05

Last: 2025-08-22