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NI023041 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1989-09-05

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 12.1y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

47 officers (6 active, 47 linked, 40 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

188 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (112 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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2026-04-13
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officers · AP01
2026-04-13
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address · AD01
2026-01-02
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accounts · AA
2025-12-08
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O'HARE, Geraldine appointed
director
2025-12-08
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O'LEARY, Karen resigned
director
2025-11-03
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officers · AP01
2025-11-01
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MCKERNAN, Marie Therese appointed
director
2025-03-20
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officers · TM01
2025-03-18
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officers · TM01
2025-02-26
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BRESLIN, Karen resigned
director
2025-02-13
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accounts · AA
2025-01-23
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WEBSTER, Eileen Anne resigned
director
2024-06-21
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officers · TM01
2024-06-01
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MCMINN, Catherine resigned
director
2024-01-09
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accounts · AA
2023-05-16
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mortgage · MR01
2023-05-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Big Lottery Fund (Operating as the National Lottery Community Fund)
2023-04-04
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mortgage · MR01
2023-03-31
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accounts · AA
2023-03-29
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Department for Communities
2022-11-01
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HARKIN, Anne Marie resigned
director
2022-11-01
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officers · TM01
2022-09-05
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officers · AP01
2022-09-05
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officers · AP01
2022-08-17
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BIEGA, Amanda appointed
director
2022-08-17
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BRESLIN, Karen appointed
director
2022-05-16
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officers · AP01
2022-05-16
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officers · TM02
2022-05-16
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officers · AP03
2022-04-13
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BROWN, Marie appointed
secretary
2022-04-13
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MCANENEY, Suzie appointed
director
2022-04-13
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HARKIN, Anne Marie resigned
secretary
2022-04-05
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accounts · AA
2021-10-04
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QUINN, Sarah Catherine resigned
director
2019-04-02
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HARKIN, Anne Marie appointed
director
2019-03-31
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O'LEARY, Karen resigned
director
2018-09-25
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LOGUE, Margaret resigned
director
2018-09-25
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MAGUIRE, Eileen resigned
director
2018-09-11
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MCMINN, Catherine appointed
director
2018-09-11
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QUINN, Sarah Catherine appointed
director
2018-04-01
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HARKIN, Anne Marie appointed
secretary
2018-04-01
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O'LEARY, Karen appointed
director
2018-03-31
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O'LEARY, Karen resigned
secretary
2018-03-31
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HARKIN, Anne Marie resigned
director
2016-02-19
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KENNEDY, Elizabeth Ann resigned
director
2016-02-19
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MCFEELY, Yvonne Marie resigned
director
2016-01-15
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WEBSTER, Eileen resigned
secretary
2014-11-29
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MCFEELY, Yvonne Marie appointed
director
2014-11-24
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O'LEARY, Karen appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1989-09-05

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

The Foyle Family Justice Centre

7-9 Bishop Street

Derry/Londonderry

BT48 6PL

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-15

Last: 2026-04-01