ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN

🌳Matureactive

07494717 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-01-17

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 15.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.0y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 15.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (7 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	3100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-11-03
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MORGAN, Kirsty Ann appointed
secretary
2025-11-03
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officers · AP03
2025-09-26
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accounts · AA
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officers · AP01
2025-04-03
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officers · AP01
2025-04-03
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officers · AP01
2025-04-03
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officers · TM01
2025-04-03
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officers · TM01
2025-04-03
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officers · TM01
2025-04-03
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officers · TM02
2025-03-27
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JOHNSON, Folasade, Dr appointed
director
2025-03-27
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LEE, Jonathan appointed
director
2025-03-27
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WILLIAMS, Howard John appointed
director
2025-03-27
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BELL, Irene Lynda resigned
director
2025-03-27
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BENGER, Paul resigned
director
2025-03-27
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CAMPBELL, Steven Andrew, Reverend resigned
director
2025-02-27
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BENGER, Paul resigned
secretary
2025-01-08
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mortgage · MR04
2025-01-08
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mortgage · MR04
2025-01-08
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Charge satisfied #2
2025-01-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-10-07
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accounts · AA
2023-10-12
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accounts · AA
2022-06-24
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accounts · AA01
2022-04-25
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accounts · AA
2021-07-10
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accounts · AA
2020-12-18
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address · AD01
2020-07-03
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accounts · AA
2019-02-07
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OLAKUNLE-OLABODE, Modupe Oluwaseun appointed
director
2018-10-18
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CLARK, Jamie resigned
director
2016-02-15
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NORRIS, Lynsey Ruth appointed
director
2016-02-15
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BRETHERTON, Marie-Claire resigned
director
2012-09-14
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Kingdom Bank Limited
2012-05-14
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BRETHERTON, Marie-Claire appointed
director
2012-05-14
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CAMPBELL, Steven Andrew, Reverend appointed
director
2012-05-14
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COLLIER, David John resigned
director
2012-05-14
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HICKERTON, Philip resigned
director
2011-08-09
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BELL, Stuart Geoffrey appointed
director
2011-06-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2011-06-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2011-01-17
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Company incorporated
As ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN
2011-01-17
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BENGER, Paul appointed
secretary
2011-01-17
➕
BELL, Irene Lynda appointed
director
2011-01-17
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BENGER, Paul appointed
director
2011-01-17
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CLARK, Jamie appointed
director
2011-01-17
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COLLIER, David John appointed
director
2011-01-17
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HICKERTON, Philip appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-01-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Alive Church

Newland

Lincoln

LN1 1XG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17