DIRECT TOUCH MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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05353292 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-02-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-11-26
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  3. 2023-11-22
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  4. 2022-11-28
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  5. 2021-11-29
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  6. 2021-02-19
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  7. 2019-11-26
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  8. 2018-11-27
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  9. 2017-11-17
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  10. 2017-02-13
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  11. 2017-02-08
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  12. 2017-02-07
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  13. 2017-02-07
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  14. 2016-09-18
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    KNIGHT, Jean Daleth Adrene resigned
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  15. 2016-02-15
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  16. 2015-11-27
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  17. 2008-02-07
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    KNIGHT, Jean Daleth Adrene appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-09-04
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    JOHN, Gloria Jacqueline resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-09-04
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    JOHN, Gloria Jacqueline resigned
    director
  20. 2005-02-07
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    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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  21. 2005-02-07
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    ABERGAN REED LIMITED resigned
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  22. 2005-02-07
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    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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  23. 2005-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As DIRECT TOUCH MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  24. 2005-02-04
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    JOHN, Andrew Philip, Reverend appointed
    director
  25. 2005-02-04
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    JOHN, Gloria Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-02-04
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    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-02-04
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    JOHN, Gloria Jacqueline appointed
    director
  28. 2005-02-04
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    ABERGAN REED LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2005-02-04
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    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
Incorporated2005-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

31 Dashwood Avenue
High Wycombe
Bucks
HP12 3DZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

JOHN, Andrew Philip, Reverend→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHN, Gloria Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-04 · resigned 2007-09-04
Resigned
KNIGHT, Jean Daleth Adrene→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-07 · resigned 2016-09-18
Resigned
ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-04 · resigned 2005-02-07
Resigned
JOHN, Gloria Jacqueline→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-02-04 · resigned 2007-09-04
Resigned
ABERGAN REED LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-04 · resigned 2005-02-07
Resigned
ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-04 · resigned 2005-02-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
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accounts · AA
2025-11-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-11