ARK OF VICTORY

🌳Matureactive
07154207 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-02-11
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,701

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£5k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£394
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£940£2k£3k£4k£5kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£625£1.0k
Current assets£394£475
Net assets£4.7k£4.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-27
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    MAMPALA, Glodi appointed
    director
  4. 2024-09-27
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    MUAMBA, Kapanda appointed
    director
  5. 2024-09-27
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    address · AD01
  6. 2024-09-27
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-09-27
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2022-12-26
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  10. 2021-12-29
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  11. 2020-11-25
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  12. 2019-11-21
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  13. 2018-11-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-11-24
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-02-19
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    officers · AP03
  18. 2018-02-19
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    officers · TM02
  19. 2018-01-01
    ➕
    MUAMBA, Kapanda appointed
    secretary
  20. 2018-01-01
    ➖
    EKOMBO, Ashembale resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-01-31
    ➖
    TEMUNA, Kuntima resigned
    director
  22. 2010-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ARK OF VICTORY
  23. 2010-02-11
    ➕
    MAMPALA, Chris appointed
    director
  24. 2010-02-11
    ➕
    EKOMBO, Ashembale appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-02-11
    ➕
    TEMUNA, Kuntima appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MAMPALA, Glodi (same surname) appointed 2024-09-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Reverend Chris Mampala
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/02/2017
Reverend Chris Mampala
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
——board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2010-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

1c Tempest Road
Leeds
LS11 6AU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

MUAMBA, Kapanda→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-01
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Active
MAMPALA, Chris→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-02-11
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Active
MAMPALA, Glodi→
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-09-27
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Active
MUAMBA, Kapanda→
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-09-27
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Active
EKOMBO, Ashembale→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-11 · resigned 2018-01-01
Resigned
TEMUNA, Kuntima→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-02-11 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-25