THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION

🌳Matureactive

04213963 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-05-10

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (9 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

95 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-02-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-10
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WARD, Barbara Irene resigned
director
2025-06-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-10
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LOWE-LAURI, Susan Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-06-10
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SHARLAND, Ian Frederick appointed
director
2025-06-10
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SHARLAND, Keeley Anne appointed
director
2025-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-10
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WAIGHT, Mark Michael resigned
director
2024-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-31
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-01-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-01-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-11-10
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address · AD03
2023-11-10
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-30
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-01
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WAIGHT, Mark Michael appointed
director
2019-03-31
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GARDNER, Alan Murray resigned
director
2014-12-18
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BROWN, Christopher Geoffrey appointed
director
2008-01-01
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BAILEY, David Christopher appointed
director
2006-02-02
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GARDNER, Alan Murray appointed
director
2005-10-26
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LIPWORTH, Henry resigned
director
2003-06-01
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LIPWORTH, Henry appointed
director
2003-05-31
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PRICE, Richard Peter Jeremy resigned
director
2001-05-10
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Company incorporated
As THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
2001-05-10
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DRACLIFFE COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-05-10
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BANKS, John Christopher appointed
director
2001-05-10
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PARKER, Kenneth Ralph appointed
director
2001-05-10
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WALTERS, Brian Michael appointed
director
2001-05-10
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PRICE, Richard Peter Jeremy appointed
director
2001-05-10
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WARD, Barbara Irene appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Barbara Ward Individual · British · DOB 06/1935 · age 91	—	50–75%	board control50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr John Christopher Banks Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	19/09/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr. Richard Peter Jeremy Priceceased 19/09/2024· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2001-05-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

100 Old Hall Street

Liverpool

L3 9QJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-21

Last: 2026-05-07