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04721661 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-04-03

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£14.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (77/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

30 officers (6 active, 30 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

113 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £14,589

Net assets shrinking

Down £152 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£15k

↓ 1.0% YoY

Current Assets

£15k

↓ 1.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-05	2024-04-05
Total assets	£14.6k	£14.7k
Current assets	£14.6k	£14.7k
Net assets	£14.6k	£14.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-11-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-08
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THURLBECK, Brian resigned
director
2025-11-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-01
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PATEL, Umeshchandra Babubhai resigned
director
2025-10-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
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PATCHETT, Alan resigned
director
2024-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-17
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MACLAREN, Clare, The Reverend Canon appointed
director
2023-11-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
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BAIN, John Stuart, The Reverend Canon resigned
director
2021-10-05
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SAELZER, Ralph resigned
director
2020-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-08
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PATCHETT, Alan appointed
director
2019-10-08
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SULLIVAN, Aileen resigned
director
2019-10-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-10-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-16
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BAIN, John Stuart, The Reverend Canon appointed
director
2017-12-10
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WINFIELD, Anthony Charles appointed
secretary
2017-12-10
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APPLEBY, Sharon Catherine appointed
director
2017-12-10
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LAWSON, Rob appointed
director
2017-12-10
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WINFIELD, Anthony Charles appointed
director
2017-12-10
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GIBSON, Peter, Councillor resigned
director
2017-12-10
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MILLER, Stuart Tindale resigned
director
2017-12-10
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PATEL, Umeshchandra Babubhai appointed
director
2017-12-10
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SAELZER, Ralph appointed
director
2017-12-10
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WATTS IRVINE, Cynthia resigned
director
2017-12-10
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WHITE, Elizabeth Margaret resigned
director
2017-01-10
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SULLIVAN, Aileen appointed
director
2017-01-10
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THURLBECK, Brian appointed
director
2015-09-01
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FIDLER, Peter Michael resigned
director
2014-06-22
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LOWE, John Whorlton resigned
secretary
2014-06-22
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LOWE, John Whorlton resigned
director
2014-04-07
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NICHOLSON, Frank resigned
director
2014-03-01
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BARNES, David Chapman resigned
director
2013-08-01
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ANDERSON, Martin Edward, Rev resigned
director
2011-08-31
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TAYLOR, Stephen Ronald, Canon resigned
director
2007-02-06
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ANDERSON, Martin Edward, Rev resigned
secretary
2007-02-06
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BARNES, David Chapman appointed
director
2007-02-06
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BRANNEN, Paul resigned
director
2007-02-06
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GOULDSBRO, Peter Thomas resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 73 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: PATCHETT, Alan resigned 2025-10-27; PATEL, Umeshchandra Babubhai resigned 2025-11-01; THURLBECK, Brian resigned 2025-11-08

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-04-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

13 Durham Road

East Herrington

Sunderland

SR3 3NR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last made up to: 2025-04-05

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last: 2025-11-16