AUCKLAND YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05772054 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-04-06
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
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
37 officers (7 active, 37 linked, 28 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees1200

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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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (88 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-07-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-11-07
    DIXON, Michael appointed
    director
  5. 2024-11-07
    RILEY, Fleur appointed
    director
  6. 2024-07-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-07-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-06-30
    TOMASZKO, Graham Anthony resigned
    director
  9. 2024-06-30
    TOMASZKO, Nora resigned
    director
  10. 2024-06-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2024-06-20
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-04-04
    CARRICK, Marilyn resigned
    director
  15. 2023-12-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-11-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-11-02
    COOKE, Teresa resigned
    director
  18. 2023-11-02
    TOMASZKO, Nora appointed
    director
  19. 2023-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-10-06
    COOKE, Teresa appointed
    director
  22. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2021-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  26. 2021-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  27. 2020-09-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2020-09-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2020-09-03
    WALKER, Martin resigned
    director
  30. 2020-03-05
    WATSON, Stephen Scott appointed
    director
  31. 2019-10-17
    WALKER, Martin appointed
    director
  32. 2019-06-06
    ORANGE, Rachel resigned
    director
  33. 2019-04-03
    CARRICK, Marilyn appointed
    director
  34. 2019-03-14
    ORNSBY, Barbara resigned
    director
  35. 2018-11-01
    LEE, June Elizabeth resigned
    director
  36. 2018-05-03
    HUMBLE, David resigned
    director
  37. 2018-03-08
    DRYGAS, Jolanta Zofia appointed
    director
  38. 2017-09-07
    LEE, June Elizabeth appointed
    director
  39. 2017-07-13
    KIPLING, Nadine appointed
    secretary
  40. 2017-06-15
    HALL, Peter Charles resigned
    secretary
  41. 2017-06-15
    HALL, Peter Charles resigned
    director
  42. 2017-06-15
    ORANGE, Rachel appointed
    director
  43. 2017-05-04
    DAVIES, Gemma resigned
    director
  44. 2017-05-04
    PEARSON, Damian resigned
    director
  45. 2016-05-16
    RICHARDSON, George resigned
    director
  46. 2016-04-18
    KIPLING, Nadine appointed
    director
  47. 2016-01-18
    PEARSON, Damian appointed
    director
  48. 2015-06-15
    HALL, Peter Charles appointed
    secretary
  49. 2015-06-15
    HUMBLE, David resigned
    secretary
  50. 2015-01-19
    DONOHUE, Annette resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2006-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Walker Drive
Woodhouse Close Estate
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 6QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (7 active · 30 resigned)

KIPLING, Nadine
secretary · appointed 2017-07-13
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Active
DIXON, Michael
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-11-07
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Active
DRYGAS, Jolanta Zofia
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-03-08
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Active
KIPLING, Nadine
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-04-18
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Active
NIBLO, William Wallace
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-10-01
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Active
RILEY, Fleur
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-11-07
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Active
WATSON, Stephen Scott
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-03-05
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Active
BUTTON, Norman Albert
secretary · appointed 2008-11-26 · resigned 2011-03-10
Resigned
HALL, Peter Charles
secretary · appointed 2015-06-15 · resigned 2017-06-15
Resigned
HUMBLE, David
secretary · appointed 2013-10-21 · resigned 2015-06-15
Resigned
KELLY, Jon Robert
secretary · appointed 2011-05-04 · resigned 2013-10-21
Resigned
KELLY, Jon Robert
secretary · appointed 2006-11-13 · resigned 2008-10-23
Resigned
RICHARDSON, George
secretary · appointed 2011-03-10 · resigned 2011-05-04
Resigned
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2006-04-06
Resigned
BUTTON, Norman Albert
director · ~88y · appointed 2007-01-30 · resigned 2011-03-10
Resigned
CARRICK, Marilyn
director · ~76y · appointed 2019-04-03 · resigned 2024-04-04
Resigned
COOKE, Teresa
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-10-06 · resigned 2023-11-02
Resigned
DAVIES, Gemma
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-06-20 · resigned 2017-05-04
Resigned
DONOHUE, Annette
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-05-04 · resigned 2015-01-19
Resigned
EMMERSON, Colin
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-01-24 · resigned 2012-07-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (118 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08