ACTION FOR HOMELESS LIVERPOOL CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
15695675 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-04-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-10-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-10-17
    CROMPTON, Victoria appointed
    director
  5. 2024-04-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTION FOR HOMELESS LIVERPOOL CIC
  6. 2024-04-30
    ATHERTON, Martin John appointed
    director
  7. 2024-04-30
    SOUTHWORTH MBE, Shirley Ann appointed
    director
  8. 2024-04-30
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    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin John Atherton
Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67
50–75%board control50-75% voting · board control30/04/2024
Mrs Shirley Ann Southworth Mbe
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
25–50%25-50% voting30/04/2024

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
Incorporated2024-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

173 Speakman Road
Dentons Green
St. Helens
WA10 6TG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ATHERTON, Martin John
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-04-30
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Active
CROMPTON, Victoria
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-10-17
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Active
SOUTHWORTH MBE, Shirley Ann
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-04-30
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-21
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-04-30