ALEXANDRA ROAD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
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16272926 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2025-02-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (60/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-02-28 |
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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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-22➕GOODMAN, John Paul, Rev appointeddirector
- 2026-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-01➖TOMS, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2025-04-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-03-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEXANDRA ROAD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
- 2025-02-24➕NEWMAN, Richard William appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-24➕BAILEY, Geoffrey Timothy appointeddirector
- 2025-02-24➕BENNETT, Christopher James Lane, Rev appointeddirector
- 2025-02-24➕NEWMAN, Richard William appointeddirector
- 2025-02-24➕TOMS, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2025-02-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-03-18: certificate-change-of-name-company
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| ANDIKA LIMITED→ 14883778 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| ANGLICAN METHODIST ASSOCIATION (BERKHAMSTED) LIMITED→ 01493109 · est 1980 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 45y | — | — |
| ANNA ZOFIA LTD→ 14150754 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ARGYLL-BRENT CONTRACTS LTD→ 06013939 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ARTIS UK LIMITED→ 10463870 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ASDMA LTD→ 12220303 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ASHMOND LIMITED→ 06878506 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ASHRIDGE PENSION SCHEME TRUSTEE LIMITED→ 08879392 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ASM SKIP HIRE LIMITED→ 04669266 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ASM WASTE SERVICES LIMITED→ 04669275 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2025-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations
Registered office
19 Alexandra Road
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 5BS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
NEWMAN, Richard William→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-02-24
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BAILEY, Geoffrey Timothy→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-02-24
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BENNETT, Christopher James Lane, Rev→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2025-02-24
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GOODMAN, John Paul, Rev→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2026-01-22
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NEWMAN, Richard William→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-02-24
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TOMS, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-02-24 · resigned 2025-09-01
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Recent filings (7 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-24