FALLS COMMUNITY COUNCIL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
NI041704 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-10-08
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
What this business does
Primary activity: General public administration activities
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 20.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — 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
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-09-21🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Belfast City Council
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-10-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Executive Office
- 2019-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Trustee for Itself and Bank of Ireland (UK) PLC
- 2011-11-11➖O'HARE, Sean Paul resignedsecretary
- 2011-11-11➖O'HARE, Sean Paul resigneddirector
- 2005-07-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2005-05-24➕MAGUIRE, Henry Eugene appointeddirector
- 2005-05-24➖MCAULEY, Chrissie resignedsecretary
- 2005-05-24➕O'HARE, Sean Paul appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-24➕O'HARE, Sean Paul appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-24➕O'HARE, Sean Paul appointeddirector
- 2005-02-08➖O'HARE, Sean Paul resignedsecretary
- 2005-02-08➖ROONEY, Eilish resigneddirector
- 2005-02-08➖TAILLON, Ruth resigneddirector
- 2002-02-26➕GROVES, Elizabeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2002-02-26➕MCAULEY, Chrissie Marie, Cllr appointeddirector
- 2002-02-26➖JOHNSTON, William James resigneddirector
- 2002-02-26➕ROONEY, Eilish appointeddirector
- 2002-02-26➕TAILLON, Ruth appointeddirector
- 2001-10-08🏢Company incorporatedAs FALLS COMMUNITY COUNCIL LIMITED
- 2001-10-08➕MCAULEY, Chrissie appointedsecretary
- 2001-10-08➕JOHNSTON, William James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Chrissie Mcauley Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1955 · age 71 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/10/2016 |
Ms Elizabeth Groves Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1945 · age 81 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/10/2016 |
Mr Henry Maguire Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| G & M MILLS PLANT HIRE & SALES LLP→ NC000194 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| GL PROPERTY (NI) LLP→ NC001001 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| GLOBAL IT COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE LP→ NL000871 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| GOLF DEALER LIMITED→ NI056662 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| GORUMNA SERVICES LTD→ NI673414 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| GP DEVELOPMENTS (NI) LLP→ NC000099 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| GRAPE SALES LP→ NL000531 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| GREASE BUSTERS LTD→ NI652460 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| GREAT CREATIO LP→ NL000857 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| GREATMAN TECHNOLOGY L.P.→ NL000614 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2001-10-08
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC84110 — General public administration activities
Registered office
St Comgalls
Divis Street
Belfast
Antrim
BT12 4AQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
GROVES, Elizabeth Anne→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2002-02-26
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MAGUIRE, Henry Eugene→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2005-05-24
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MCAULEY, Chrissie Marie, Cllr→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2002-02-26
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MCAULEY, Chrissie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2005-05-24
O'HARE, Sean Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-24 · resigned 2011-11-11
O'HARE, Sean Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-24 · resigned 2005-02-08
JOHNSTON, William James→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2002-02-26
O'HARE, Sean Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-05-24 · resigned 2011-11-11
ROONEY, Eilish→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2002-02-26 · resigned 2005-02-08
TAILLON, Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2002-02-26 · resigned 2005-02-08
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Belfast City Council | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/09/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | The Executive Office | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/10/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Trustee for Itself and Bank of Ireland (UK) The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Trustee for Itself and Bank of Ireland (UK) PLC | Mortgage | 2 properties | 25/01/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 25/07/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (73 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29