BLANDFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH
🌳Matureactive
05111593 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-04-26
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
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)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
29 officers (12 active, 29 linked, 27 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
112 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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-01➖REYNOLDS, Patricia Margaret resigneddirector
- 2026-01-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-25➕PRICE, Thomas Paul appointeddirector
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-27📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2024-11-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12➕FROWD, Antony Patrick appointeddirector
- 2024-11-12➕MACCALLUM, Brook Grant appointeddirector
- 2024-11-12➕TAMPLIN, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2024-11-12➕REYNOLDS, Patricia Margaret appointeddirector
- 2024-07-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-30➖CARMICHAEL, Dale Anthony resigneddirector
- 2024-06-30➖CARMICHAEL, Emma Jane resigneddirector
- 2024-06-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-18➕GILL, Carole Cornelia appointeddirector
- 2024-06-18➕SAUNDERS, Alan John appointeddirector
- 2024-06-18➖HESTER, Simon Philip resigneddirector
- 2024-01-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-18➕DUFFIN, Philip John appointeddirector
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-15➖WHALE, Joanna Rachel resigneddirector
- 2023-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-25➖SMITH, Michael Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2023-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-30➕WATSON, Philip Martin appointeddirector
- 2022-05-31➖ALFAZEMA, Madalitso Lawrence resigneddirector
- 2021-11-09➖FROWD, Tony resigneddirector
- 2020-11-08➖TUCK, Gordon, Rev resigneddirector
- 2019-05-07➕HESTER, Simon Philip appointeddirector
- 2017-01-15➕ALFAZEMA, Madalitso Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2017-01-15➕WHALE, Joanna Rachel appointeddirector
- 2016-09-12➖MACCALLUM, Brook Grant resigneddirector
- 2016-09-12➖MACCALLUM, Elizabeth Margaret resigneddirector
- 2015-11-10➖REYNOLDS, Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2015-06-16➕CARMICHAEL, Dale Anthony appointeddirector
- 2015-06-16➕CARMICHAEL, Emma Jane appointeddirector
- 2015-06-16➕MACCALLUM, Brook Grant appointeddirector
- 2015-06-16➕MACCALLUM, Elizabeth Margaret appointeddirector
- 2015-06-16➕SMITH, Michael Jonathan appointeddirector
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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
- -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2004-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations
Registered office
Sunnydale
Albert Street
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11 7HZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26
Officers (12 active · 17 resigned)
DODGE, Jerome Francis→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-09-15
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Active
DISBROW, Ruth→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-11-09
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DODGE, Jerome Francis→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-11-13
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DUFFIN, Philip John→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-01-18
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FROWD, Antony Patrick→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2024-11-12
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GILL, Carole Cornelia→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-06-18
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MACCALLUM, Brook Grant→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2024-11-12
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PRICE, Thomas Paul→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2026-01-25
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SAUNDERS, Alan John→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2024-06-18
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TAMPLIN, Stephen James→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2024-11-12
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WATSON, Philip Martin→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-06-30
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REYNOLDS, Kenneth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2014-09-15
ALFAZEMA, Madalitso Lawrence→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-01-15 · resigned 2022-05-31
BRAGG, Robin→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2006-11-07 · resigned 2013-09-30
CARMICHAEL, Dale Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2015-06-16 · resigned 2024-06-30
CARMICHAEL, Emma Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-06-16 · resigned 2024-06-30
EDWINS, David→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2012-03-19
FROWD, Tony→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2010-11-09 · resigned 2021-11-09
HESTER, Simon Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-05-07 · resigned 2024-06-18
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Recent filings (112 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-30
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-02