THE EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN CENTRE

🌳Matureactive
SC312361 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-11-22
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£39.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £39,864
Net assets shrinking
Down £33,855 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£40k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£30k£44k£59k£74kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£39.9k£73.7k
Current assets£40.2k£74.1k
Net assets£39.9k£73.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-02
    ➖
    WHITE, Elaine Margaret resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-10-24
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Margaret Gray resigned
    secretary
  9. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-03-30
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Margaret Gray resigned
    director
  12. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-01-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-01-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2006-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As THE EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN CENTRE
  22. 2006-11-22
    ➕
    HUDDLESTONE, Mary appointed
    director
  23. 2006-11-22
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Robert Maxwell appointed
    director
  24. 2006-11-22
    ➕
    NORMAN, Thor appointed
    director
  25. 2006-11-22
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Margaret Gray appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-11-22
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Margaret Gray appointed
    director
  27. 2006-11-22
    ➕
    WHITE, Elaine Margaret 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

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 81 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thor Norman
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence05/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Pastor Margaret Mcdonaldceased 05/02/2021· board control · trust interest

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
Incorporated2006-11-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

2 West Road
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA12 8RD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HUDDLESTONE, Mary→
director · ~81y · appointed 2006-11-22
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Active
MACDONALD, Robert Maxwell→
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-11-22
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Active
NORMAN, Thor→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Margaret Gray→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-22 · resigned 2023-10-24
Resigned
MACDONALD, Margaret Gray→
director · ~89y · appointed 2006-11-22 · resigned 2023-03-30
Resigned
WHITE, Elaine Margaret→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-11-22 · resigned 2025-11-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10