AGE UK GREATER LANCASHIRE C.I.C.
🌳Matureactive
10086085 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£12
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (4 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £12
Cash YoY
+137%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£128
↑ 137% YoY
Net Worth
£12
~ YoY
Current Assets
£128
↑ 137% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12 | £12 |
| Current assets | £128 | £54 |
| Cash | £128 | £54 |
| Debtors | £0 | — |
| Net assets | £12 | £12 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20➕HEDLEY, Anthony Michael appointeddirector
- 2026-03-20➕LUCAS, Sharon Marie appointeddirector
- 2026-03-20➖PORTER, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2026-03-20➖SHEPHERD, Victoria Claire resigneddirector
- 2026-03-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-13➕READ, Alison appointeddirector
- 2017-11-13➖TUFFT, Stephanie Mary resigneddirector
- 2017-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-19➖JONES, Mark Alexander resigneddirector
- 2017-01-03➖SYMM, Michael Alan resigneddirector
- 2016-08-08➕REES, Brian Elwyn appointeddirector
- 2016-08-08➕JONES, Mark Alexander appointeddirector
- 2016-08-08➕PORTER, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2016-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AGE UK GREATER LANCASHIRE C.I.C.
- 2016-03-25➕SHEPHERD, Victoria Claire appointeddirector
- 2016-03-25➕SYMM, Michael Alan appointeddirector
- 2016-03-25➕TUFFT, Stephanie Mary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: PORTER, Christopher John resigned 2026-03-20; SHEPHERD, Victoria Claire resigned 2026-03-20
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Age Uk Lancashire
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Age Uk Blackburn With Darwen
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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AGE UK GREATER LANCASHIRE C.I.C.
This company · 10086085
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age Uk Lancashire Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/05/2017 |
Age Uk Blackburn With Darwen Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/05/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Miss Victoria Claire Shepherdceased 08/08/2016· significant influence
- Mrs Stephanie Mary Tufftceased 08/08/2016· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
Wellbeing Centre
Moorgate
Ormskirk
L39 4RY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-14
Last: 2026-06-30
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
HEDLEY, Anthony Michael→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2026-03-20
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LUCAS, Sharon Marie→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2026-03-20
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READ, Alison→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-11-13
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REES, Brian Elwyn→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2016-08-08
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JONES, Mark Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-08-08 · resigned 2017-05-19
PORTER, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-08-08 · resigned 2026-03-20
SHEPHERD, Victoria Claire→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-03-25 · resigned 2026-03-20
SYMM, Michael Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-03-25 · resigned 2017-01-03
TUFFT, Stephanie Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-03-25 · resigned 2017-11-13
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08