SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (N.I.) LTD

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NI729993 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-06-02
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
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (7 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 3 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 3 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 4 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-28
    IRWIN, Anne appointed
    director
  5. 2026-04-28
    MCLARNON, Anne Mary appointed
    director
  6. 2026-04-28
    TAGGART, Mairead resigned
    director
  7. 2026-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2026-01-27
    GALLAGHER, Sean resigned
    director
  9. 2025-11-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-11-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-10-28
    MITCHELL, Maureen appointed
    director
  12. 2025-10-28
    FITZPATRICK, Peter resigned
    director
  13. 2025-10-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-10-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-10-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2025-10-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2025-10-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2025-09-24
    JOHNSTON, Sean appointed
    director
  19. 2025-09-24
    RYAN, Teresa appointed
    director
  20. 2025-09-24
    GALLAGHER, Sean appointed
    director
  21. 2025-09-24
    MCGOWAN, Rose resigned
    director
  22. 2025-09-24
    TAGGART, Mairead appointed
    director
  23. 2025-06-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (N.I.) LTD
  24. 2025-06-02
    FRIEL, Patrick Gerard appointed
    director
  25. 2025-06-02
    WAIDE, Mary Frances appointed
    director
  26. 2025-06-02
    FITZPATRICK, Peter appointed
    director
  27. 2025-06-02
    MCGOWAN, Rose appointed
    director
  28. 2025-06-02
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·
4 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FITZPATRICK, Peter resigned 2025-10-28; GALLAGHER, Sean resigned 2026-01-27; MCGOWAN, Rose resigned 2025-09-24

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2025-06-02
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

196-200 Antrim Road
Belfast
BT15 2AJ
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last:

Officers (7 active · 4 resigned)

FRIEL, Patrick Gerard
director · ~76y · appointed 2025-06-02
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Active
IRWIN, Anne
director · ~71y · appointed 2026-04-28
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Active
JOHNSTON, Sean
director · ~72y · appointed 2025-09-24
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Active
MCLARNON, Anne Mary
director · ~77y · appointed 2026-04-28
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Active
MITCHELL, Maureen
director · ~72y · appointed 2025-10-28
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Active
RYAN, Teresa
director · ~73y · appointed 2025-09-24
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Active
WAIDE, Mary Frances
director · ~76y · appointed 2025-06-02
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Active
FITZPATRICK, Peter
director · ~74y · appointed 2025-06-02 · resigned 2025-10-28
Resigned
GALLAGHER, Sean
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-09-24 · resigned 2026-01-27
Resigned
MCGOWAN, Rose
director · ~71y · appointed 2025-06-02 · resigned 2025-09-24
Resigned
TAGGART, Mairead
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-09-24 · resigned 2026-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

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officers · AP01
2026-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-02