GLOW CHURCH UK LTD

🌳Matureactive
08703834 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-09-24
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 12.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£877.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.5y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.5 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 (73/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (7 active, 19 linked, 16 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 12 total, 12 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £877,002

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£118k
Net Worth
£877k
Current Assets
£147k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£2.04M
Current assets£147.3k
Cash£117.7k
Debtors£29.6k
Net assets£877.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
    STREET, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-05-20
    EARLEY, Katherine Ina resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-05-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-05-20
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  6. 2024-12-23
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  7. 2024-05-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-05-03
    STANLEY, Philip Anthony resigned
    director
  9. 2024-03-01
    CAVE, Joel Simon resigned
    director
  10. 2024-03-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-03-01
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  12. 2024-03-01
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  13. 2024-03-01
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  14. 2024-03-01
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  15. 2024-03-01
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  16. 2024-02-20
    ERIKSSON, Warren Gordon appointed
    director
  17. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  18. 2023-06-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2023-06-14
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Stewardship Services (Uket) Limited
  20. 2023-05-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  21. 2023-05-15
    DUFFEW, Ian Peter Edward appointed
    director
  22. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-08-11
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  24. 2022-08-09
    GLASSBROOK, Amy Sarah appointed
    director
  25. 2022-07-28
    CLARK, Kerina Lucy resigned
    secretary
  26. 2022-07-28
    EARLEY, Katherine Ina appointed
    secretary
  27. 2022-07-28
    CLARK, Kerina Lucy resigned
    director
  28. 2022-07-28
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  29. 2022-07-28
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  30. 2022-07-28
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  31. 2022-07-28
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  32. 2022-07-28
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  33. 2022-07-27
    CHERRIE, Andrew George appointed
    director
  34. 2022-06-23
    CLACK, Felix appointed
    director
  35. 2022-03-10
    STANLEY, Philip Anthony appointed
    director
  36. 2022-02-03
    MASON, Naomi resigned
    director
  37. 2021-09-21
    MATTHEW, Stephen resigned
    director
  38. 2021-04-01
    MASON, Naomi appointed
    director
  39. 2021-03-31
    BENGER, Paul resigned
    director
  40. 2021-03-02
    MAWSTON, Steven William appointed
    director
  41. 2021-02-23
    CAVE, Joel Simon appointed
    director
  42. 2020-11-23
    GREENOW, John James resigned
    director
  43. 2020-11-23
    LAXTON, Rosemary Ann resigned
    director
  44. 2020-11-10
    MATTHEW, Stephen appointed
    director
  45. 2020-03-23
    CARTER, Edward John, Rev resigned
    director
  46. 2019-04-15
    CARTER, Edward John, Rev appointed
    director
  47. 2019-04-15
    CARTER, Jean resigned
    director
  48. 2017-10-18
    GREENOW, John James appointed
    director
  49. 2016-12-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  50. 2016-12-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
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Owner dependency

40/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Glow Uk Long Tens Way
Aycliffe Business Park
Newton Aycliffe
DL5 6AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (7 active · 12 resigned)

STREET, Sarah Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2025-05-20
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Active
CHERRIE, Andrew George
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-07-27
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Active
CLACK, Felix
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-06-23
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Active
DUFFEW, Ian Peter Edward
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-05-15
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Active
ERIKSSON, Warren Gordon
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-02-20
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Active
GLASSBROOK, Amy Sarah
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-08-09
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Active
MAWSTON, Steven William
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-03-02
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Active
CLARK, Kerina Lucy
secretary · appointed 2013-09-24 · resigned 2022-07-28
Resigned
EARLEY, Katherine Ina
secretary · appointed 2022-07-28 · resigned 2025-05-20
Resigned
BENGER, Paul
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-09-24 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
CARTER, Edward John, Rev
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-04-15 · resigned 2020-03-23
Resigned
CARTER, Jean
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-10-29 · resigned 2019-04-15
Resigned
CAVE, Joel Simon
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-02-23 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned
CLARK, Kerina Lucy
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-09-24 · resigned 2022-07-28
Resigned
GREENOW, John James
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-10-18 · resigned 2020-11-23
Resigned
LAXTON, Rosemary Ann
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-09-24 · resigned 2020-11-23
Resigned
MASON, Naomi
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2022-02-03
Resigned
MATTHEW, Stephen
director · ~70y · appointed 2020-11-10 · resigned 2021-09-21
Resigned
STANLEY, Philip Anthony
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-03-10 · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Stewardship Services (Uket)
Stewardship Services (Uket) Limited
A registered charge14/06/2023
outstanding
Stewardship Services (Uket)
Stewardship Services (Uket) Limited
A registered charge1 property20/12/2016
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property28/01/201421/12/2016
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property28/01/201421/12/2016
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Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-03-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01