CHILDS CHARITABLE TRUST

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08635189 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-08-02
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-01-14
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    KALYAN, Janice Masih appointed
    director
  7. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-01-22
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    PEAKE, Robert Martin appointed
    director
  12. 2020-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-10-23
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    HARRIS, Eduardo Juan resigned
    director
  14. 2020-10-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-10-09
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    CHURCHYARD, Melanie Heather Campbell appointed
    director
  17. 2020-10-09
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    GRIFFITHS, Andrew Bartholomew resigned
    director
  18. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-09-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-09-10
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    RUSSELL, Serene resigned
    director
  22. 2019-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-01-26
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    RUSSELL, Serene appointed
    director
  25. 2014-07-04
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    MARTIN, Derek Neville Gordon resigned
    director
  26. 2013-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As CHILDS CHARITABLE TRUST
  27. 2013-08-02
    ➕
    LARGE, Christopher Stephen appointed
    director
  28. 2013-08-02
    ➕
    PUTTOCK, Stephen appointed
    director
  29. 2013-08-02
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Andrew Bartholomew appointed
    director
  30. 2013-08-02
    ➕
    HARRIS, Eduardo Juan appointed
    director
  31. 2013-08-02
    ➕
    MARTIN, Derek Neville Gordon 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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2013-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

40 Chapel Road
Pawlett
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 4SH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

CHURCHYARD, Melanie Heather Campbell→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KALYAN, Janice Masih→
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LARGE, Christopher Stephen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEAKE, Robert Martin→
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PUTTOCK, Stephen→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIFFITHS, Andrew Bartholomew→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-08-02 · resigned 2020-10-09
Resigned
HARRIS, Eduardo Juan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-08-02 · resigned 2020-10-23
Resigned
MARTIN, Derek Neville Gordon→
director · ~92y · appointed 2013-08-02 · resigned 2014-07-04
Resigned
RUSSELL, Serene→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-01-26 · resigned 2019-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-28