AGE UK HYTHE, LYMINGE AND ASHFORD

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06589817 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-05-12
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
£2.23M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), 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 (64/100)

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
51 officers (12 active, 51 linked, 48 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
151 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,227,112

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£439k
Net Worth
£2.2m
Current Assets
£650k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£2.23M
Current assets£650.0k
Cash£438.7k
Debtors£205.7k
Net assets£2.23M

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

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1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (112 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-29
    MANSFIELD, Gary appointed
    director
  3. 2026-05-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-03-26
    BRYNE, Karen appointed
    director
  8. 2025-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-11-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-11-19
    HARRIS, Anya resigned
    director
  11. 2024-08-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2024-08-07
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2024-08-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-07-31
    BARNES, Sarah appointed
    director
  15. 2024-06-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-05-29
    CARTER, Phillip appointed
    director
  17. 2024-04-08
    HOMEWOOD, Louise resigned
    director
  18. 2024-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2024-04-03
    FAGG, Timothy resigned
    director
  21. 2024-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2024-02-12
    GOLDING, Peter resigned
    director
  23. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2023-11-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2023-11-29
    DODDS, Joanne Susan resigned
    director
  26. 2023-08-14
    KNUDSEN, Ruth resigned
    director
  27. 2023-08-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2023-05-23
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  29. 2023-05-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  30. 2023-05-05
    ✏️
    change-of-name-exemption
    change-of-name · NE01
  31. 2023-05-05
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  32. 2023-04-01
    FAGG, Timothy appointed
    director
  33. 2023-03-31
    DAWLINGS, Thomas Richard appointed
    director
  34. 2023-03-31
    HOBBS, Frederick John appointed
    director
  35. 2023-03-31
    HARRIS, Anya appointed
    director
  36. 2023-03-31
    HOMEWOOD, Louise appointed
    director
  37. 2022-09-26
    HARRINGTON, John Arthur resigned
    director
  38. 2022-07-25
    PETRIE, Teresa Gail resigned
    director
  39. 2022-05-23
    PATTERSON, Rianna Evelyn resigned
    director
  40. 2022-05-23
    WALLER, John Donald, Rev resigned
    director
  41. 2021-06-01
    HAYES, Kelly resigned
    director
  42. 2021-04-26
    PATTERSON, Rianna Evelyn appointed
    director
  43. 2021-02-22
    SOUTHERN, Penny Ann appointed
    director
  44. 2021-02-22
    PACKMAN, Micheal resigned
    director
  45. 2020-11-30
    DOBLE, Michael appointed
    director
  46. 2020-08-31
    SLATER, Wendy resigned
    director
  47. 2020-07-27
    PETRIE, Teresa Gail appointed
    director
  48. 2020-04-24
    PACKMAN, Micheal appointed
    director
  49. 2020-01-23
    LUFF, Sue resigned
    director
  50. 2020-01-23
    MARSDEN, David resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 112 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +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 12 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-limited-exemption
Incorporated2008-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

Sanford House
Stade Street
Hythe
Kent
CT21 6BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (12 active · 39 resigned)

SMITH, Cleo Patricia
secretary · appointed 2011-08-15
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Active
BARNES, Sarah
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-07-31
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Active
BRYNE, Karen
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-03-26
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Active
CARTER, Phillip
director · ~72y · appointed 2024-05-29
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Active
COX, Ian Barnett
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-01
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Active
DAWLINGS, Thomas Richard
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-03-31
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Active
DOBLE, Michael
director · ~79y · appointed 2020-11-30
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Active
HOBBS, Frederick John
director · ~78y · appointed 2023-03-31
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Active
HOGBEN, Anthony
director · ~78y · appointed 2019-07-29
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Active
KENNEDY, Jane Anne
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-10-30
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Active
MANSFIELD, Gary
director · ~44y · appointed 2026-05-29
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Active
SOUTHERN, Penny Ann
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-02-22
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Active
DRURY, Cleo
secretary · appointed 2008-05-12 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
HODDEN, Lisa Ellen
secretary · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2011-08-15
Resigned
BUSHELL, Derek Roy
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-05-12 · resigned 2014-07-01
Resigned
CAPON, Christopher John
director · ~89y · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2016-02-18
Resigned
CAPON, Christopher John
director · ~89y · appointed 2009-07-31 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
CAPON, Christopher John
director · ~89y · appointed 2009-07-02 · resigned 2009-07-29
Resigned
CHUBB, Marian Irene
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2015-11-12
Resigned
CHUBB, Richard
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2018-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (151 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-08