GATEWAY CHURCH, POOLE

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07189544 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-03-15

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 10.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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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

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). 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 10.5y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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

21 officers (8 active, 21 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-04-23
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officers · CH01
2026-02-20
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officers · CH01
2026-02-07
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officers · AP01
2026-01-29
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officers · TM01
2026-01-29
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officers · TM01
2026-01-24
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MCGINLEY, Samuel, Dr resigned
director
2025-12-31
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accounts · AA
2025-11-13
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ASHTON, Matthew Richard resigned
director
2025-11-12
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ROBERTS, Jonathan Simon appointed
director
2025-07-09
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officers · AP01
2025-07-08
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officers · AP01
2025-07-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-02
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accounts · AA
2024-11-07
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MCARDLE, Belinda Joan appointed
director
2024-11-07
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HUNTER, Stephen Harley resigned
director
2024-01-15
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accounts · AA
2023-11-23
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officers · AP01
2023-11-23
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officers · TM01
2023-11-23
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officers · TM01
2023-11-16
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MAINSTONE, Alan Stephen appointed
director
2023-11-16
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LAST, Jacqueline Ann resigned
director
2023-11-16
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PAINTER, Matthew resigned
director
2023-01-06
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accounts · AA
2022-01-06
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accounts · AA
2021-12-15
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officers · AP01
2021-11-24
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HUNTER, Stephen Harley appointed
director
2021-02-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-11
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LAWFORD, Daniel resigned
director
2020-09-11
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officers · TM01
2019-11-22
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BERTRAND, Rebecca appointed
secretary
2019-11-13
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CLARKE, Rebecca Joy appointed
director
2019-11-13
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STAMP, Richard Andrew appointed
director
2019-11-13
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STAMP, Richard Andrew resigned
secretary
2019-11-13
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MAIN, Christine Ruth resigned
director
2019-11-13
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MCGINLEY, Samuel, Dr appointed
director
2018-11-14
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MCGINLEY, Samuel Allen, Dr appointed
director
2018-10-31
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MAINSTONE, Alan Stephen resigned
director
2017-11-17
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ASHTON, Matthew Richard appointed
director
2017-11-17
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BEAL, Nicholas Simon resigned
director
2017-11-17
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LACEY, Aaron resigned
director
2017-11-17
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LAST, Jacqueline Ann appointed
director
2017-11-17
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LAWFORD, Daniel appointed
director
2017-11-17
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PAINTER, Matthew appointed
director
2016-01-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2013-11-19
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BEAL, Nicholas Simon appointed
director
2011-07-19
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STAMP, Richard Andrew appointed
secretary
2011-07-19
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CARTER, Gordon Philip resigned
director
2011-07-19
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LACEY, Aaron appointed
director
2011-07-19
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MAIN, Christine Ruth appointed
director
2011-07-19
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THOMPSON, Derek Phillip resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 55 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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

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: ASHTON, Matthew Richard resigned 2025-11-13; MCGINLEY, Samuel, Dr resigned 2026-01-24

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-03-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

133 Alder Road

Poole

Dorset

BH12 4AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-06

Last: 2026-02-20