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07521600 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-02-08
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.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
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 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-10-03
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  4. 2022-09-26
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  5. 2021-10-06
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  6. 2021-05-19
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  7. 2020-02-11
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  8. 2019-10-08
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  9. 2018-12-23
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  10. 2018-09-28
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  11. 2018-02-21
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  12. 2018-02-21
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-02-15
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    VASQUEZ, Mario Roberto resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-02-15
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    VASQUEZ, Mario Roberto resigned
    director
  15. 2017-09-20
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  16. 2016-09-30
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  17. 2016-02-15
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  18. 2013-10-24
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    VASQUEZ, Mario Roberto appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-03-30
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    GRIZE, Vincent Leonhard appointed
    director
  20. 2013-02-12
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    KENNARD, Curtis James resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-12-12
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    VASQUEZ, Mario Roberto appointed
    director
  22. 2011-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BIBLES FOR EUROPE
  23. 2011-02-08
    ➕
    DAVIS, Joseph Harold appointed
    director
  24. 2011-02-08
    ➕
    LEWALLEN, William Edgar appointed
    director
  25. 2011-02-08
    ➕
    KENNARD, Curtis James appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Incorporated2011-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

Bower House Orange Tree Hill
Havering-Atte-Bower
Romford
RM4 1PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

DAVIS, Joseph Harold→
director · ~83y · appointed 2011-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIZE, Vincent Leonhard→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWALLEN, William Edgar→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNARD, Curtis James→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-08 · resigned 2013-02-12
Resigned
VASQUEZ, Mario Roberto→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-24 · resigned 2018-02-15
Resigned
VASQUEZ, Mario Roberto→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-12-12 · resigned 2018-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
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accounts · AA
2025-10-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-08