ALNWICK YOUNG PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION LTD

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06035517 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-12-21
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
£51.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 23 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
122 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £51,609
Cash YoY
+31647%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£39k
↑ 31647% YoY
Net Worth
£52k
↑ 234% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£10k£21k£31k£41k£52kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£51.6k£15.5k
Cash£38.7k£122
Net assets£51.6k£15.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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  2. 2025-09-24
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  3. 2025-09-24
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  4. 2025-09-14
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    ARCHER, David resigned
    director
  5. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2024-12-17
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    LYFORD, Francis Jack resigned
    director
  7. 2024-02-19
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  8. 2023-10-10
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  9. 2023-09-14
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    LYFORD, Julia Marion resigned
    director
  10. 2022-12-21
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  11. 2022-03-29
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  12. 2022-03-28
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  13. 2022-03-25
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  14. 2021-12-21
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  15. 2021-10-07
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  16. 2021-03-22
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    WEARN, Lynda appointed
    director
  17. 2021-03-22
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    ARCHER, David appointed
    director
  18. 2021-03-22
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    LYFORD, Julia Marion appointed
    director
  19. 2021-02-11
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  20. 2021-01-25
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    BRADBURY, Andrew resigned
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  21. 2019-12-20
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  22. 2019-10-24
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  23. 2019-10-24
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  24. 2019-09-12
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    PALLAS, Ronald resigned
    director
  25. 2019-09-12
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    WESTENDARP, Charles Robert James resigned
    director
  26. 2019-01-03
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  27. 2017-11-28
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    WESTENDARP, Charles Robert James appointed
    director
  28. 2017-01-10
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    BRIGSTOCK, Wendy resigned
    director
  29. 2016-12-13
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    PLAYLE, Henry appointed
    director
  30. 2016-09-14
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    MILLS, Clare Margaret resigned
    director
  31. 2016-04-01
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    MAVIN, Sheila resigned
    director
  32. 2016-03-01
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    LYFORD, Francis Jack appointed
    director
  33. 2014-12-08
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    HOBROUGH, John Mark resigned
    director
  34. 2014-07-15
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    BRADBURY, Andrew appointed
    director
  35. 2014-06-10
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    MAVIN, Sheila appointed
    director
  36. 2014-05-01
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    FARRAR, David resigned
    director
  37. 2014-05-01
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    MOORE, Kenneth Norman resigned
    director
  38. 2014-05-01
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    ROBERTS, Rachael resigned
    director
  39. 2013-12-02
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    KNOX, Graeme resigned
    director
  40. 2012-12-28
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    KNOX, Graeme appointed
    director
  41. 2012-12-27
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    KNOX, Graeme resigned
    director
  42. 2012-10-05
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    PATIENCE, Susan Lesley resigned
    secretary
  43. 2012-10-05
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    BRIGSTOCK, Wendy appointed
    director
  44. 2012-10-05
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    FARRAR, David appointed
    director
  45. 2012-10-05
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    FRAIS, Zoe resigned
    director
  46. 2012-10-05
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    HOBROUGH, John Mark appointed
    director
  47. 2012-10-05
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    PALLAS, Ronald appointed
    director
  48. 2012-10-05
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    ROBERTS, Rachael appointed
    director
  49. 2011-05-16
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    CHARLTON, Alan resigned
    director
  50. 2011-05-16
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    SYMMONDS, Alan resigned
    director
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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 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

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
Incorporated2006-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Rear Of 39 Bondgate Within
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1SX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)

LOCKWOOD, Graham→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-09-08
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Active
PLAYLE, Henry→
director · ~79y · appointed 2016-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEARN, Lynda→
director · ~74y · appointed 2021-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATIENCE, Susan Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-21 · resigned 2012-10-05
Resigned
ARCHER, David→
director · ~72y · appointed 2021-03-22 · resigned 2025-09-14
Resigned
ARKLE, John Malcolm→
director · ~36y · appointed 2007-10-09 · resigned 2009-03-09
Resigned
BRADBURY, Andrew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-07-15 · resigned 2021-01-25
Resigned
BRIGSTOCK, Wendy→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-10-05 · resigned 2017-01-10
Resigned
CHARLTON, Alan→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-12-21 · resigned 2011-05-16
Resigned
FARRAR, David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-10-05 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned
FRAIS, Zoe→
director · ~81y · appointed 2006-12-21 · resigned 2012-10-05
Resigned
HOBROUGH, John Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-10-05 · resigned 2014-12-08
Resigned
KNOX, Graeme→
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-12-28 · resigned 2013-12-02
Resigned
KNOX, Graeme→
director · ~45y · appointed 2006-12-21 · resigned 2012-12-27
Resigned
LYFORD, Francis Jack→
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2024-12-17
Resigned
LYFORD, Francis Jack→
director · ~40y · appointed 2009-03-09 · resigned 2010-11-08
Resigned
LYFORD, Julia Marion→
director · ~74y · appointed 2021-03-22 · resigned 2023-09-14
Resigned
MAVIN, Sheila→
director · ~81y · appointed 2014-06-10 · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned
MILLS, Clare Margaret→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-05-10 · resigned 2016-09-14
Resigned
MOORE, Kenneth Norman→
director · ~86y · appointed 2006-12-21 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (122 total)

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2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-29
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2022-03-28
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2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21