FULWELL COMMUNITY LIBRARY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

🏛️Establishedactive
10773391 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-05-16
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£25.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Library activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,073
Cash YoY
+50%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↑ 50% YoY
Net Worth
£25k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£29.6k£26.8k
Current assets£21.5k£14.3k
Cash£21.5k£14.3k
Net assets£25.1k£17.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-10
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    HARDING, Christopher resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-01-18
    ➕
    FOSTER, Edmund appointed
    director
  13. 2019-01-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2019-01-07
    ➕
    HARDING, Christopher appointed
    director
  15. 2019-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-01-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-01-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2019-01-02
    ➕
    MATTERS, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2019-01-02
    ➖
    HARDING, Christopher resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-12-19
    ➖
    HARDING, Norman resigned
    director
  21. 2018-12-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2018-12-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2017-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As FULWELL COMMUNITY LIBRARY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  24. 2017-05-16
    ➕
    BECK, Richard Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2017-05-16
    ➕
    HARDING, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  26. 2017-05-16
    ➕
    HARDING, Norman appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Richard Anthony Beck
Individual · British · DOB 05/1947 · age 79
—25–50%25-50% voting16/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Norman Hardingceased 19/12/2018· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91011 — Library activities

Registered office

Fulwell Community Library Cic Dene Lane
Fulwell
Sunderland
Tyne And Wear
SR6 8EH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MATTERS, Elizabeth Anne→
secretary · appointed 2019-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BECK, Richard Anthony→
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-05-16
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Active
FOSTER, Edmund→
director · ~79y · appointed 2019-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDING, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2017-05-16 · resigned 2019-01-02
Resigned
HARDING, Christopher→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-01-07 · resigned 2025-10-10
Resigned
HARDING, Norman→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-05-16 · resigned 2018-12-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-21