A BREATH FOR LIFE CHILDRENS CHARITY

🌳Matureactive

03518921 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-02-27

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

99 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2025-12-09
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2025-05-06
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2025-05-06
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address · AD01
2025-01-28
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officers · TM01
2025-01-28
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officers · TM02
2024-12-31
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DEAN, Jane Isabel resigned
secretary
2024-12-31
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DEAN, Jane Isabel resigned
director
2024-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
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officers · CH01
2023-07-04
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officers · CH01
2023-07-04
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH03
2023-07-04
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2023-03-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
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accounts · AA
2022-11-06
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officers · CH01
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address · AD01
2022-11-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-04
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accounts · AA
2021-07-02
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officers · AP01
2021-06-10
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STEVENS, Glenn appointed
director
2021-06-10
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BIRKETT, George resigned
director
2016-03-16
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GOOGH, John resigned
director
2016-01-21
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WADDINGTON, Teresa appointed
director
2011-12-01
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GOOGH, John appointed
director
2011-11-30
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SMITH, Joyce resigned
director
2007-05-19
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SMITH, Joyce appointed
director
2007-01-25
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FALCUS, Carole resigned
director
2006-03-01
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BIRKETT, George appointed
director
2003-11-11
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FALCUS, Carole appointed
director
2003-05-14
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ASH, Janie resigned
director
2002-09-30
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BARCAS, Laurence William resigned
secretary
2002-09-30
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DEAN, Jane Isabel appointed
secretary
1999-10-15
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ASH, Janie appointed
director
1999-05-10
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FORBES, Connan Walker resigned
director
1998-12-31
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BARCAS, Laurence William appointed
secretary
1998-10-26
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FORBES, Connan Walker appointed
director
1998-09-01
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CLARKE, Margaret Elspeth Dalgliesh resigned
secretary
1998-09-01
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CLARKE, Margaret Elspeth Dalgliesh resigned
director
1998-08-21
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CLARKE, Michael Miller resigned
director
1998-03-11
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HSDALL, Charles Edward resigned
director
1998-02-27
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Company incorporated
As A BREATH FOR LIFE CHILDRENS CHARITY
1998-02-27
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GREENWOOD, Zoe appointed
director
1998-02-27
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CLARKE, Margaret Elspeth Dalgliesh appointed
secretary
1998-02-27
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CLARKE, Margaret Elspeth Dalgliesh appointed
director
1998-02-27
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CLARKE, Michael Miller appointed
director
1998-02-27
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DEAN, Jane Isabel appointed
director
1998-02-27
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HSDALL, Charles Edward appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1998-02-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Hyperbaric Oxygen Centre Borrans Lane

Middleton

Morecambe

LA3 3QP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

GREENWOOD, Zoe→

director · ~72y · appointed 1998-02-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

STEVENS, Glenn→

director · ~61y · appointed 2021-06-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WADDINGTON, Teresa→

director · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BARCAS, Laurence William→

secretary · appointed 1998-12-31 · resigned 2002-09-30

Resigned

CLARKE, Margaret Elspeth Dalgliesh→

secretary · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 1998-09-01

Resigned

DEAN, Jane Isabel→

secretary · appointed 2002-09-30 · resigned 2024-12-31

Resigned

ASH, Janie→

director · ~70y · appointed 1999-10-15 · resigned 2003-05-14

Resigned

BIRKETT, George→

director · ~96y · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2021-06-10

Resigned

CLARKE, Margaret Elspeth Dalgliesh→

director · ~79y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 1998-09-01

Resigned

CLARKE, Michael Miller→

director · ~84y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 1998-08-21

Resigned

DEAN, Jane Isabel→

director · ~76y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2024-12-31

Resigned

FALCUS, Carole→

director · ~63y · appointed 2003-11-11 · resigned 2007-01-25

Resigned

FORBES, Connan Walker→

director · ~88y · appointed 1998-10-26 · resigned 1999-05-10

Resigned

GOOGH, John→

director · ~84y · appointed 2011-12-01 · resigned 2016-03-16

Resigned

HSDALL, Charles Edward→

director · ~74y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 1998-03-11

Resigned

SMITH, Joyce→

director · ~87y · appointed 2007-05-19 · resigned 2011-11-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-06

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address · AD01

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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-28

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officers · TM02

2025-01-28

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confirmation-statement · CS01

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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-05

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

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officers · CH01

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