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NI072164 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-03-26

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 9.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85600Educational support services
88910Child day-care activities
88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.2y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 9.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

29 officers (11 active, 29 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

96 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

filing

• 1 address

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand

2026-07-24
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address · AD01
2026-06-18
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accounts · AA
2025-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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officers · TM01
2024-12-14
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REID, Ross resigned
director
2024-11-11
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officers · AP01
2024-11-11
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officers · AP01
2024-11-07
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EGAN, Steven appointed
director
2024-11-07
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MCERLEAN, Lorraine appointed
director
2024-04-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
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DORAN, Thomas James resigned
director
2024-01-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-28
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BURROWS, Laura resigned
director
2023-04-21
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officers · AP03
2023-04-21
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officers · AP01
2023-04-21
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officers · AP01
2023-04-21
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officers · AP01
2023-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-19
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MERCER, Joanne appointed
secretary
2023-04-19
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HOLMES, Elaine appointed
director
2023-04-19
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MCGANN, Jean appointed
director
2023-04-19
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MERCER, Joanne appointed
director
2023-04-19
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MARLEY, Ciaran resigned
director
2023-04-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
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officers · AP01
2022-03-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-18
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MCCARTAN, Mairead Teresa appointed
director
2022-03-18
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O' ROURKE, Patricia resigned
director
2021-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-13
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MOORE, Anne resigned
director
2020-02-10
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BURROWS, Laura appointed
director
2019-11-30
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MOORE, Anne appointed
director
2019-11-28
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CLARKE, Anne Marie resigned
director
2018-12-13
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MCCOTTER, Fionnguala appointed
secretary
2018-12-13
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HENDERSON, Peter Alden resigned
director
2018-07-20
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O'HALLORAN, Mairead resigned
director
2018-01-31
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HENDERSON, Peter Alden resigned
secretary
2018-01-31
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TORBITT, Judith Thomasina resigned
director
2017-05-24
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REID, Ross appointed
director
2017-05-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Belfast City Council
2017-05-14
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CLARKE, Anne Marie appointed
director
2017-01-31
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MCGLOIN, Eileen, Dr resigned
director
2016-10-16
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MARLEY, Ciaran appointed
director
2016-10-15
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GALLAGHER, Emily appointed
director
2013-11-07
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CASSIDY, Jane Mary resigned
director
2013-08-22
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TORBITT, Judith Thomasina appointed
director
2013-01-11
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CASSIDY, Jane Mary appointed
director

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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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Joan Bernadette Henderson Individual · Irish · DOB 02/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	28/07/2016

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

Incorporated2009-03-26

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Ymca 56-58 Knightsbridge Park

Stranmillis

Belfast

BT9 5EH

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-11

Last: 2025-07-28