AGE CONCERN - HASSOCKS & DISTRICT

🌳Matureactive

05579499 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-09-30

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Sector: Human health & social work

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

96090Other service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 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

16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	1200	1200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-25
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WREN, Carol Ann resigned
director
2024-05-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-19
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WALSH, Peter Andrew resigned
director
2024-01-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-07
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JUMP, Steven appointed
director
2023-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-30
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WADSWORTH, Penelope appointed
director
2021-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-07
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BAKER, Pamela resigned
director
2020-08-02
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SKEET, John Norman resigned
director
2020-08-02
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WILSON, David Cope resigned
director
2020-02-24
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WALSH, Peter Andrew appointed
director
2020-02-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-01
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TOURLE, Kenneth resigned
director
2016-01-12
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BAKER, Pamela appointed
director
2014-06-07
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WHITE, Zara Jill resigned
director
2013-01-28
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SKEET, John Norman appointed
director
2011-08-31
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SLATER, Antony John Stanley resigned
director
2011-08-26
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WILSON, David Cope appointed
director
2011-03-05
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GASSON, Peter resigned
director
2010-02-01
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GREEN, Jacqueline resigned
director
2008-03-10
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COLDMAN, Marianne resigned
secretary
2008-03-10
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COLDMAN, Marianne resigned
director
2008-01-28
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ROSE, John Earl appointed
director
2007-04-02
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TOURLE, Kenneth appointed
director
2007-01-09
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WREN, Carol Ann appointed
director
2006-04-02
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THAW, Pauline Ada resigned
director
2005-09-30
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Company incorporated
As AGE CONCERN - HASSOCKS & DISTRICT
2005-09-30
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COLDMAN, Marianne appointed
secretary
2005-09-30
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COLDMAN, Marianne appointed
director
2005-09-30
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GASSON, Peter appointed
director
2005-09-30
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GREEN, Jacqueline appointed
director
2005-09-30
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SLATER, Antony John Stanley appointed
director
2005-09-30
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THAW, Pauline Ada appointed
director
2005-09-30
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WHITE, Zara Jill appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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.)

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2005-09-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

Pauline Thaw Centre

Dale Avenue

Hassocks

West Sussex

BN6 8LW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

JUMP, Steven→

director · ~64y · appointed 2023-11-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROSE, John Earl→

director · ~79y · appointed 2008-01-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WADSWORTH, Penelope→

director · ~70y · appointed 2022-08-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COLDMAN, Marianne→

secretary · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2008-03-10

Resigned

BAKER, Pamela→

director · ~84y · appointed 2016-01-12 · resigned 2020-08-07

Resigned

COLDMAN, Marianne→

director · ~93y · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2008-03-10

Resigned

GASSON, Peter→

director · ~76y · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2011-03-05

Resigned

GREEN, Jacqueline→

director · ~95y · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2010-02-01

Resigned

SKEET, John Norman→

director · ~83y · appointed 2013-01-28 · resigned 2020-08-02

Resigned

SLATER, Antony John Stanley→

director · ~97y · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2011-08-31

Resigned

THAW, Pauline Ada→

director · ~105y · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2006-04-02

Resigned

TOURLE, Kenneth→

director · ~98y · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2017-10-01

Resigned

WALSH, Peter Andrew→

director · ~69y · appointed 2020-02-24 · resigned 2024-03-19

Resigned

WHITE, Zara Jill→

director · ~103y · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2014-06-07

Resigned

WILSON, David Cope→

director · ~92y · appointed 2011-08-26 · resigned 2020-08-02

Resigned

WREN, Carol Ann→

director · ~80y · appointed 2007-01-09 · resigned 2024-06-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-07-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-05-07

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-01-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-01-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-07

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-09-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-01