AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED (UNITED KINGDOM)

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04747666 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-04-29

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

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

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

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

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

24 officers (8 active, 24 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

105 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2026-06-04
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accounts · AA
2025-08-29
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accounts · AA
2024-05-18
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accounts · AA
2024-04-11
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officers · CH01
2024-03-18
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officers · AP01
2024-02-13
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LAJUMOKE, Tara Etabuno Henrietta appointed
director
2023-11-15
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accounts · AA
2023-07-06
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officers · TM01
2022-10-01
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HUTTON, Graham Stuart resigned
director
2022-05-25
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officers · AP03
2022-05-25
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accounts · AA
2022-05-25
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officers · TM02
2022-04-26
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HULL, Caroline, Dr appointed
secretary
2022-04-26
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KYRKE-SMITH, Neville St Leger resigned
secretary
2022-01-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-31
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accounts · AA
2020-10-26
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accounts · AA
2020-01-14
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officers · AP01
2019-10-22
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MACIEJEWSKI, Justin Charles Wladyslaw appointed
director
2019-06-25
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accounts · AA
2019-06-12
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officers · TM01
2019-06-12
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officers · AP01
2019-04-24
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STUART, Pauline Agnes appointed
director
2019-04-24
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STUART, Pauline appointed
director
2019-04-24
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STUART, Pauline resigned
director
2019-02-05
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ALTON, David Patrick, The Rt. Hon Professor The Lord Alton Of Liverpool resigned
director
2018-10-23
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HEREN, Patrick Anthony Francis appointed
director
2018-02-06
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SIMPSON, Lisa resigned
director
2017-12-14
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TUCKWELL, Christopher, Canon resigned
director
2017-01-31
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CHURCH, Timothy John Edward appointed
director
2015-07-28
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TUCKWELL, Christopher, Canon appointed
director
2015-04-28
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CREIGHTON JOBE, Ronald Cuthbert John, Reverend resigned
director
2014-12-04
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MORTON, Paul, Reverend resigned
director
2014-04-29
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MARSDEN, John Paul appointed
director
2014-04-29
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ALTON, David Patrick, The Rt. Hon Professor The Lord Alton Of Liverpool appointed
director
2013-07-16
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SEFTON-WILLIAMS, Peter resigned
director
2013-04-23
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BOGLE, Joanna Margaret resigned
director
2013-02-06
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CHADWICK, Julian William Mark, Fra resigned
director
2012-07-30
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JAQUES, Richard Patrick resigned
director
2012-04-24
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JAQUES, Richard Patrick appointed
director
2012-04-24
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READ, Piers Paul resigned
director
2009-01-27
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MORTON, Paul, Reverend appointed
director
2006-07-13
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CHADWICK, Julian William Mark, Fra appointed
director
2005-12-31
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HAMBLEDEN, Maria Carmella, Viscountess resigned
director
2005-12-31
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ZU LOEWENSTEIN WERTHEM FREUDENBERG, Rupprecht Ludwig Ferdinand, Prince resigned
director
2005-07-14
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SIMPSON, Lisa appointed
director
2005-06-28
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HEREN, Patrick Anthony Francis resigned
director
2003-07-02
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HABSBURG LOTHRINGEN, Philipp Von appointed
director
2003-07-02
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BOGLE, Joanna Margaret appointed
director
2003-04-29
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Company incorporated
As AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED (UNITED KINGDOM)

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Owner dependency

80/100

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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHURCH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 74 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

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

Incorporated2003-04-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

12-14 Benhill Avenue

Sutton

Surrey

SM1 4DA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-13

Last: 2026-05-30