LURGAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

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NI063094 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-02-09

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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Net worth

—

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Educational support services

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 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

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 17.3y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (9 active, 22 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

9 active PSC(s) of 18 total, 18 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

126 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

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2025-12-12
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accounts · AA
2025-12-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
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officers · CH01
2025-02-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-14
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officers · AP01
2023-02-13
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LAVERY, Michael Gerard appointed
director
2023-02-06
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BURKE, Patricia Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-02-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-06
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officers · TM01
2022-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
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officers · RP04AP01
2022-02-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-16
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-15
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officers · AP01
2022-02-02
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KAKURU, Michael appointed
director
2021-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-06-28
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EMERSON, Kaye resigned
director
2021-06-28
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TIMLIN, Julie Kathryn resigned
director
2019-06-10
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EMERSON, Beverley resigned
director
2018-11-12
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BATEMAN, Kathryn Louise appointed
director
2018-11-12
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BURKE, Patricia Elizabeth appointed
director
2018-10-22
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ATKINSON, Colin Robert resigned
director
2018-10-22
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HUTCHINSON, Brian Cecil resigned
director
2018-10-22
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TIMLIN, Julie Kathryn appointed
director
2018-03-12
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EMERSON, Beverley appointed
director
2018-01-11
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DALE, Hugo resigned
secretary
2016-02-12
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Ulster Community Investment Trust Limited
2014-10-13
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BROWN, Simon Averley appointed
director
2014-10-13
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ATKINSON, Colin Robert appointed
director
2014-10-13
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HUTCHINSON, Brian Cecil appointed
director
2014-04-01
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Northern Bank Limited
2013-10-24
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EMERSON, Norman Colin appointed
director
2013-10-14
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CRAWFORD, David Henry appointed
director
2013-10-14
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THOMSON, Ian Matthew appointed
director
2013-10-14
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THOMSON, Vanessa appointed
director
2013-10-14
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IRWIN, Dorothy resigned
director
2013-10-14
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MCELHINNEY, David resigned
director
2013-01-12
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RENTMEISTER, Michael resigned
director
2012-05-11
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Department of Education
2012-04-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: International Fund for Ireland
2010-12-15
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HARRISON, Deryck William resigned
director
2009-10-30
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BLANEY, Brendan resigned
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

9 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Gerard Lavery Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1954 · age 72	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	13/02/2023
Mr Michael Kakuru Individual · Irish · DOB 12/1977 · age 49	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	02/02/2022
Mrs Kathryn Louise Bateman Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/11/2018
Mr Ian Matthew Thomson Individual · British · DOB 11/1950 · age 76	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr George Nesbit Emerson Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr David Henry Crawford Individual · British · DOB 10/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Simon Averley Brown Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 07/1971 · age 55	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Norman Colin Emerson Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mrs Vanessa Thomson Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

9 historic (ceased) PSCs

M Michael Kakuruceased 16/02/2022· significant influence
Mrs Beverley Emersonceased 09/04/2019· significant influence
Mrs Patricia Elizabeth Burkeceased 15/06/2022· significant influence
Mrs Julie Kathryn Timlinceased 28/06/2021· significant influence
Mrs Kaye Emersonceased 28/06/2021· significant influence
Mr Colin Robert Atkinsonceased 22/10/2018· significant influence
Mr Brian Cecil Hutchinsonceased 22/10/2018· significant influence
Mr Hugo Daleceased 01/01/2018· significant influence
Mr Ian Mathew Thomsonceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2007-02-09

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

4 Carnegie Street

Lurgan

Craigavon

County Armagh

BT66 6AS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-20

Last: 2026-02-06