CHERNOBYL CHILDREN APPEAL (NI) LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI030325 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1996-01-05
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 29.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 29.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
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  7. 2020-03-12
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  17. 2013-09-01
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    KELLY, Catherine resigned
    director
  18. 2012-09-01
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    DICKEY, Ian appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-09-01
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    DUFFIN, John resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-09-01
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    DUFFIN, John resigned
    director
  21. 2007-09-01
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    CROTHERS, Angela appointed
    director
  22. 2007-09-01
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    KIRKPATRICK, Trevor appointed
    director
  23. 2007-09-01
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    DICKEY, Ian Alexander resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-09-01
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    DUFFIN, John appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-09-01
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    DICKEY, Ian Alexander resigned
    director
  26. 2007-09-01
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    DONAGHY, Mary Bridget resigned
    director
  27. 2007-09-01
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    DUFFIN, John appointed
    director
  28. 2007-09-01
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    KELLY, Catherine appointed
    director
  29. 2004-03-28
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    DICKEY, Ian Alexander appointed
    director
  30. 2001-11-30
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    BERGIN, Paul resigned
    director
  31. 1999-12-08
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    GREER, Evelyn resigned
    director
  32. 1999-12-07
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    DICKEY, Ian appointed
    director
  33. 1999-11-22
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    DICKEY, Ian resigned
    director
  34. 1999-11-22
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    TOAL, Jennifer resigned
    director
  35. 1998-03-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  36. 1997-03-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ulster Bank LTD
  37. 1996-01-05
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    Company incorporated
    As CHERNOBYL CHILDREN APPEAL (NI) LTD
  38. 1996-01-05
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    DONNELLY, Michael appointed
    director
  39. 1996-01-05
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    DICKEY, Ian Alexander appointed
    secretary
  40. 1996-01-05
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    BERGIN, Paul appointed
    director
  41. 1996-01-05
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    DONAGHY, Mary Bridget appointed
    director
  42. 1996-01-05
    ➕
    GREER, Evelyn appointed
    director
  43. 1996-01-05
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    TOAL, Jennifer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-08

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1996-01-05
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

21 Main Street
Irvinestown
Enniskillen
BT94 1GJ
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-08OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-25

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

DICKEY, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-01
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Active
CROTHERS, Angela→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-09-01
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Active
DONNELLY, Michael→
director · ~81y · appointed 1996-01-05
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Active
KIRKPATRICK, Trevor→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-09-01
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Active
DICKEY, Ian Alexander→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-05 · resigned 2007-09-01
Resigned
DUFFIN, John→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-01 · resigned 2012-09-01
Resigned
BERGIN, Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 1996-01-05 · resigned 2001-11-30
Resigned
DICKEY, Ian Alexander→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-03-28 · resigned 2007-09-01
Resigned
DICKEY, Ian→
director · ~71y · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 1999-11-22
Resigned
DONAGHY, Mary Bridget→
director · ~82y · appointed 1996-01-05 · resigned 2007-09-01
Resigned
DUFFIN, John→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-09-01 · resigned 2012-09-01
Resigned
GREER, Evelyn→
director · ~68y · appointed 1996-01-05 · resigned 1999-12-08
Resigned
KELLY, Catherine→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-09-01 · resigned 2013-09-01
Resigned
TOAL, Jennifer→
director · ~64y · appointed 1996-01-05 · resigned 1999-11-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
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Outstanding
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Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank LTD
Mortgage or charge1 property07/03/199706/03/1998

Recent filings (104 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
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accounts · AA
2023-06-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
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accounts · AA
2022-06-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
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accounts · AA
2021-05-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
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2020-03-12
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2020-01-17
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2019-05-17
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2019-01-14