NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND VOLUNTARY FORUM

🏛️Establishedactive

10922760 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2017-08-18

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (7 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	7	700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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2025-09-24
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HUDDART, Barbara Anne resigned
director
2025-08-07
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SCOTT, George resigned
director
2025-04-16
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BARRETT, Paul resigned
director
2025-04-16
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HANSON, Wendy resigned
director
2025-04-16
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PETRIE, Alison Frances resigned
director
2024-11-27
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2024-07-17
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PANNELL, Jane Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-11-22
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BARRETT, Paul appointed
director
2023-11-22
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PETRIE, Alison Frances appointed
director
2023-07-03
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PRINGLE, Lynne resigned
director
2023-01-25
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DEANS, Melanie Jane appointed
director
2023-01-25
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HANSON, Wendy appointed
director
2022-10-26
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CASSON, Janette appointed
director
2022-10-26
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ELLIOTT, John Mark appointed
director
2022-10-26
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HARDY, Colin Richard appointed
director
2022-10-26
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SIMPSON, Flora Isobel appointed
director
2022-10-26
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SOWERBY, Tessa appointed
director
2022-10-26
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HUDDART, Barbara Anne appointed
director
2022-10-26
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PRINGLE, Lynne appointed
director
2017-08-18
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Company incorporated
As NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND VOLUNTARY FORUM
2017-08-18
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CALDER, Fiona Rosemary appointed
secretary
2017-08-18
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PANNELL, Jane Elizabeth appointed
director
2017-08-18
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SCOTT, George 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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HUDDART, Barbara Anne resigned 2025-09-24; SCOTT, George resigned 2025-08-07

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2017-08-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Berwick Voluntary Centre 5

Tweed Street

Berwick-Upon-Tweed

Northumberland

TD15 1NG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last: 2025-08-17