CHRISTCHURCH BANSTEAD

🌳Matureactive

06700653 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-09-17

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 6.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.6y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

25 officers (12 active, 25 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2026-05-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-12
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officers · AP01
2025-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-22
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BODMAN, Timothy John appointed
director
2024-10-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-31
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NEWMAN, Kevin Richard, Reverend resigned
director
2024-05-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-20
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-01-14
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GOMES, Daniel resigned
director
2023-08-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-13
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-04
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accounts · AA
2023-04-17
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BERRY, Alex appointed
secretary
2023-04-17
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BOWYER, Alan Peter appointed
director
2023-04-17
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SHELLEY, Timothy Peter Benjamin appointed
director
2023-04-17
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PHILLIPS, John Leslie resigned
director
2023-04-05
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MCKENNA, Andrew Stewart resigned
director
2023-03-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-23
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Charge satisfied #1
2022-10-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-05
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BERRY, Alex appointed
director
2022-05-05
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GOMES, Daniel appointed
director
2021-05-06
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EVANS, Andrew David appointed
director
2021-05-06
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ATTERBURY, Paul resigned
director
2019-12-31
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PARSONS, Jonathan Phillip resigned
director
2019-12-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Charity Bank Limited
2019-05-02
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MCKENNA, Andrew Stewart appointed
director
2019-05-02
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SINCLAIR, Brian resigned
director
2018-05-03
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SULLIMAN, Shakeel appointed
director
2018-05-03
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SINCLAIR, Brian appointed
director
2016-06-11
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SEWELL, Nigel John, Dr resigned
secretary
2016-06-11
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SEWELL, Nigel John, Dr resigned
director
2015-05-14
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BUTT, Andrew Duncan James appointed
director
2015-05-14
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FOSTER, Stewart Paul appointed
director
2015-05-14
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ATTERBURY, Paul appointed
director
2014-11-08
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ADAMS, Paul Neville, Dr resigned
director
2014-11-08
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NEWMAN, Kevin Richard, Reverend appointed
director
2013-10-01
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GRIMSTONE, Andrew John appointed
director
2013-05-16
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VIMALANATHAN, Edwin Joseph resigned
director
2012-12-31
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CARTER, David resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 62 events

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

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Timothy John Bodman Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	22/02/2025
Mr Andrew John Grimstone Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	30/06/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Reverend Kevin Richard Newmanceased 31/07/2024· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2008-09-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

150 High Street

Banstead

Surrey

SM7 2NZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-12

Last: 2025-08-29