DROITWICH SPA AND RURAL COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

🌳Matureactive

03897969 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-12-21

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

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

41 officers (5 active, 41 linked, 37 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

132 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (98 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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officers · CH01
2026-02-03
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officers · AP01
2026-01-13
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MATHUR, Abhinav appointed
director
2025-12-12
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address · AD01
2025-12-11
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accounts · AA
2025-01-14
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officers · AP01
2025-01-09
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MORRIS, Richard appointed
director
2024-12-02
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officers · TM01
2024-11-29
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BEAUCHAMP, Sarah resigned
director
2024-11-29
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officers · TM01
2024-11-06
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GILLESPIE, Lynda Iris resigned
director
2024-08-27
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accounts · AA
2024-01-24
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officers · AP01
2023-11-15
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accounts · AA
2023-10-24
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RADCLIFFE, Derek appointed
director
2023-03-31
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officers · TM01
2023-02-20
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BOWDEN, Eric resigned
director
2022-11-07
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accounts · AA
2022-10-14
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officers · TM01
2022-10-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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2022-10-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-12
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officers · TM01
2022-09-29
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RICHARDSON, Philip appointed
director
2022-09-29
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BURTON, Hedley John, Mr. resigned
director
2022-09-29
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ELLISON, Sally Ann resigned
director
2022-09-29
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MORRIS, David Jonathan resigned
director
2022-09-29
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SOWTON, Ann resigned
director
2022-08-02
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officers · AP01
2022-08-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-23
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BEAUCHAMP, Sarah appointed
director
2021-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
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MORRIS, David Jonathan appointed
director
2020-09-16
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SOWTON, Ann appointed
director
2020-03-09
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MURPHY, Roy Ernest, Mr. resigned
director
2019-03-07
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SHINNER, Clare Cecilia resigned
director
2019-01-22
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BOWDEN, Eric appointed
director
2018-08-28
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LAIRD, Alexander Hugh, Mr. resigned
director
2018-06-25
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ENDERBURY, Tonia Bonita, Mrs. appointed
secretary
2018-05-08
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ELLISON, Sally Ann appointed
director
2018-02-21
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HAMILTON, Cecilia Catherine resigned
director
2017-09-19
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BOWDEN, Christine Ann resigned
director
2017-08-21
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BOWDEN, Christine Ann appointed
director
2017-08-21
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LAIRD, Alexander Hugh, Mr. appointed
director
2017-08-14
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LEITH, Sara resigned
director
2017-08-11
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KELD, Christopher Mark resigned
director
2017-05-16
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BURTON, Hedley John, Mr. appointed
director
2017-05-16
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LEITH, Sara appointed
director
2016-11-20
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ANDREWS, Christopher resigned
director
2016-11-20
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RICHARDSON, Philip John resigned
director

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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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1999-12-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Library Centre

65 Ombersley Street East

Droitwich Spa

Worcestershire

WR9 8QS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-22

Last: 2025-12-08