ALMONDBURY COMMUNITY CAFE
🌳Matureactive
04367173 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-02-05
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
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). 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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-02-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-07📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2024-09-04➕CHANDLER, Catherine Stephanie appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-04➖TOPPING, Ian Frederick resignedsecretary
- 2024-09-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-09-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-02➕CHANDLER, Catherine Stephanie appointeddirector
- 2024-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-15➖NICHOLS, Raymond resigneddirector
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-20➖RUSHTON, William John resigneddirector
- 2021-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-09➕BOOTH, Alan appointeddirector
- 2019-04-09➕LEE, Adrian John appointeddirector
- 2008-09-10➕RUSHTON, William John appointeddirector
- 2008-07-07➖STEAD, Pauline resigneddirector
- 2005-07-07➖COLES, Karen Anne resigneddirector
- 2005-07-07➖JENNINGS, Howard resigneddirector
- 2005-07-07➕NICHOLS, Raymond appointeddirector
- 2002-11-28➕COLES, Karen Anne appointeddirector
- 2002-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ALMONDBURY COMMUNITY CAFE
- 2002-02-05➕TOPPING, Ian Frederick appointedsecretary
- 2002-02-05➕JENNINGS, Howard appointeddirector
- 2002-02-05➕STEAD, Pauline appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2002-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Penny Spring Fold 72 Benomley Road
Almondbury
Huddersfield
HD5 8LS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
CHANDLER, Catherine Stephanie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-09-04
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Active
CHANDLER, Catherine Stephanie→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-07-02
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LEE, Adrian John→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2019-04-09
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TOPPING, Ian Frederick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-02-05 · resigned 2024-09-04
COLES, Karen Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2002-11-28 · resigned 2005-07-07
JENNINGS, Howard→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2002-02-05 · resigned 2005-07-07
NICHOLS, Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · appointed 2005-07-07 · resigned 2022-06-15
RUSHTON, William John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-09-10 · resigned 2021-06-20
STEAD, Pauline→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2002-02-05 · resigned 2008-07-07
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Recent filings (75 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-07
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-02-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-19