AVERY HILL CHARITABLE TRUST

🌳Matureactive
05039769 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-02-10
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). 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
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2018-05-22
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    WALTON, Angela Ruth appointed
    director
  11. 2017-12-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2017-12-05
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    DENWIGWE, Chinonso resigned
    director
  13. 2017-11-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-11-15
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    BARNES, Michael Edward resigned
    director
  15. 2017-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-20
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-05-18
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    TAYLOR, Wendy Lilian appointed
    director
  18. 2016-12-09
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2016-12-08
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    DENWIGWE, Chinonso appointed
    director
  20. 2016-12-02
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    HUTCHINSON, Dorothy May resigned
    director
  21. 2016-12-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2016-10-21
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    DAY, Mary Elizabeth resigned
    director
  23. 2014-12-04
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    ADEWOLE, Ibilola appointed
    director
  24. 2004-02-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AVERY HILL CHARITABLE TRUST
  25. 2004-02-10
    ➕
    PIPER, Paul James appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-02-10
    ➕
    PIPER, Paul James appointed
    director
  27. 2004-02-10
    ➕
    BARNES, Michael Edward appointed
    director
  28. 2004-02-10
    ➕
    DAY, Mary Elizabeth appointed
    director
  29. 2004-02-10
    ➕
    HUTCHINSON, Dorothy May appointed
    director

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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Incorporated2004-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

Avery Hill Christian Fellowship
Southspring
Sidcup
Kent
DA15 8EA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

PIPER, Paul James→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-10
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Active
ADEWOLE, Ibilola→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-12-04
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Active
PIPER, Paul James→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-02-10
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Active
TAYLOR, Wendy Lilian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-05-18
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Active
WALTON, Angela Ruth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-05-22
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Active
BARNES, Michael Edward→
director · ~83y · appointed 2004-02-10 · resigned 2017-11-15
Resigned
DAY, Mary Elizabeth→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-02-10 · resigned 2016-10-21
Resigned
DENWIGWE, Chinonso→
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-12-08 · resigned 2017-12-05
Resigned
HUTCHINSON, Dorothy May→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-02-10 · resigned 2016-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-21