EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05934124 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-09-13

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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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

37 officers (6 active, 37 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

153 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	20	1600

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (89 events)Click to expand

2026-06-19
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2025-11-20
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officers · TM01
2025-11-20
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officers · TM01
2025-11-13
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GROARK, David Paul resigned
director
2025-08-21
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MATTHEWS, Gerard resigned
director
2024-12-18
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accounts · AA
2024-10-18
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officers · TM01
2023-12-20
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accounts · AA
2023-11-16
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NUTTER, Alison Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-04-25
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officers · CH01
2023-02-10
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officers · TM01
2023-02-09
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SHAND, James David resigned
director
2023-01-20
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officers · CH01
2022-12-21
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officers · AP01
2022-12-20
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accounts · AA
2022-11-17
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ANGUS, Joanne appointed
director
2022-09-26
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officers · AP01
2022-09-15
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GROARK, David Paul appointed
director
2022-07-22
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MATTHEWS, Gerard appointed
director
2022-07-22
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officers · AP01
2022-07-22
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officers · AP01
2022-07-21
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BRAY, Janice Margaret appointed
director
2022-03-07
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MURRAY, Terrence resigned
director
2022-03-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-28
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officers · AP01
2022-01-17
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2022-01-14
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MILLER, Alan David resigned
director
2022-01-13
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SHAND, James David appointed
director
2021-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
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officers · TM01
2021-10-07
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KENNEDY, Wendy resigned
director
2021-05-24
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COE, Peter resigned
director
2021-05-24
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officers · TM01
2021-03-17
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SIDHU, Kamalpreet Singh, Dr appointed
director
2020-10-26
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WALSH, Tony resigned
director
2020-01-16
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JOHNSON, Andrea resigned
director
2018-11-29
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EVANS, Judith resigned
director
2017-11-24
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EVANS, Judith appointed
director
2017-11-23
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COE, Peter appointed
director
2017-01-05
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WALSH, Tony appointed
director
2015-02-05
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CONNOR, Edna Mary appointed
director
2015-02-05
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MURRAY, Terrence appointed
director
2015-02-04
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RATNATUNGA, Sanjalee Deshika appointed
director
2015-01-15
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FOSTER, Ian resigned
director
2014-11-12
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ENGLISH, Patricia resigned
director
2014-10-02
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LYNCH, Anna Marie resigned
director
2014-10-02
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PATERSON, Alison resigned
director
2013-11-14
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CALDWELL, Melanie Mcarthur resigned
director
2013-10-04
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WILKINSON, Victoria resigned
secretary
2013-01-17
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EVANS, Judi resigned
director

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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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GROARK, David Paul resigned 2025-11-13; MATTHEWS, Gerard resigned 2025-08-21

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2006-09-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Community House

Yoden Road

Peterlee

Durham

SR8 5DP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-27

Last: 2025-09-13