ABUNDANT LIFE FAMILY CHURCHES LIMITED

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03562095 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-05-12
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-03-03
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  3. 2024-03-06
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  4. 2023-12-06
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-12-06
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  6. 2023-12-06
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  7. 2023-12-05
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    officers · CH03
  8. 2023-12-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-10
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  13. 2020-02-26
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  14. 2019-02-26
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  15. 2018-03-07
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  16. 2018-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  17. 2018-01-22
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-01-04
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    AKINSIPE, Doris appointed
    secretary
  19. 2018-01-04
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    MORGAN, Sonia resigned
    secretary
  20. 2009-03-08
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    MORGAN, Sonia appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-02-03
    ➖
    CHAPMAN, Scott, Reverend resigned
    director
  22. 2009-02-01
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    AKINSIPE, Joel Oluwasiji appointed
    director
  23. 2009-02-01
    ➕
    OLOWOFOYEKU, Stephanie appointed
    director
  24. 2008-01-02
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    NAUGHTON, Joanne resigned
    director
  25. 2008-01-01
    ➖
    CHAPMAN, Cathy Curtis resigned
    director
  26. 2007-07-01
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    NAUGHTON, Paul Joseph resigned
    director
  27. 2007-01-25
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    OLOWOFOYEKU, Abimbola, Professor appointed
    director
  28. 2007-01-24
    ➖
    BOATENG, Leona Asaah resigned
    secretary
  29. 2007-01-24
    ➖
    BOATENG, Leona Asaah resigned
    director
  30. 2003-08-30
    ➕
    NAUGHTON, Joanne appointed
    director
  31. 2003-03-30
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Alan Jerome, Reverend resigned
    director
  32. 2003-03-30
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Thyra Marvene, Reverend resigned
    director
  33. 2002-12-07
    ➖
    WALKER, Derek Richard resigned
    director
  34. 2002-11-25
    ➕
    BOATENG, Leona Asaah appointed
    secretary
  35. 2002-11-25
    ➕
    BOATENG, Leona Asaah appointed
    director
  36. 2002-11-25
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Cathy Curtis appointed
    director
  37. 2002-11-25
    ➕
    NAUGHTON, Paul Joseph appointed
    director
  38. 2002-11-24
    ➖
    CHAPMAN, Cathy Curtis resigned
    secretary
  39. 2002-03-23
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Alan Jerome, Reverend appointed
    director
  40. 2002-03-23
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Thyra Marvene, Reverend appointed
    director
  41. 2001-01-17
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    GOODMAN, Douglas Lloyd, Reverend resigned
    director
  42. 1998-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ABUNDANT LIFE FAMILY CHURCHES LIMITED
  43. 1998-05-12
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Cathy Curtis appointed
    secretary
  44. 1998-05-12
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Scott, Reverend appointed
    director
  45. 1998-05-12
    ➕
    GOODMAN, Douglas Lloyd, Reverend appointed
    director
  46. 1998-05-12
    ➕
    WALKER, Derek Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

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
Incorporated1998-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

First Floor North
40 Oxford Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2EE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

AKINSIPE, Doris→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AKINSIPE, Joel Oluwasiji→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OLOWOFOYEKU, Abimbola, Professor→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OLOWOFOYEKU, Stephanie→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOATENG, Leona Asaah→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-25 · resigned 2007-01-24
Resigned
CHAPMAN, Cathy Curtis→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 2002-11-24
Resigned
MORGAN, Sonia→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-08 · resigned 2018-01-04
Resigned
BOATENG, Leona Asaah→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-11-25 · resigned 2007-01-24
Resigned
CHAPMAN, Cathy Curtis→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-11-25 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
CHAPMAN, Scott, Reverend→
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 2009-02-03
Resigned
GOODMAN, Douglas Lloyd, Reverend→
director · ~70y · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 2001-01-17
Resigned
NAUGHTON, Joanne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-08-30 · resigned 2008-01-02
Resigned
NAUGHTON, Paul Joseph→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-11-25 · resigned 2007-07-01
Resigned
WALKER, Derek Richard→
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 2002-12-07
Resigned
WRIGHT, Alan Jerome, Reverend→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-03-23 · resigned 2003-03-30
Resigned
WRIGHT, Thyra Marvene, Reverend→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-03-23 · resigned 2003-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-08