FOUND CHURCH UK

🏛️Establishedactive
SC568693 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2017-06-14
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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
9 officers (6 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-11
    ➖
    ROLLO, Michael George, Pastor resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-30
    ➕
    MACLEAN, Julie appointed
    director
  7. 2024-08-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-08-05
    ➖
    MELVIN, David Stephen resigned
    director
  9. 2024-08-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-03-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-02-15
    ➕
    SWAN, Colin Charles appointed
    director
  12. 2024-01-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-12-07
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Colin John resigned
    director
  14. 2023-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-02-05
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2017-06-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FOUND CHURCH UK
  22. 2017-06-14
    ➕
    STARK, John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2017-06-14
    ➕
    HYND, Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2017-06-14
    ➕
    MCGUIRE, Stephen appointed
    director
  25. 2017-06-14
    ➕
    STARK, John appointed
    director
  26. 2017-06-14
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Colin John appointed
    director
  27. 2017-06-14
    ➕
    MELVIN, David Stephen appointed
    director
  28. 2017-06-14
    ➕
    ROLLO, Michael George, Pastor appointed
    director
  29. 2017-06-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2017-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

Found Church
Broomage Avenue
Larbert
FK5 4NT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (6 active · 3 resigned)

STARK, John→
secretary · appointed 2017-06-14
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Active
HYND, Anne→
director · ~75y · appointed 2017-06-14
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Active
MACLEAN, Julie→
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-08-30
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Active
MCGUIRE, Stephen→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-06-14
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Active
STARK, John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-06-14
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Active
SWAN, Colin Charles→
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-02-15
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Active
CAMPBELL, Colin John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-06-14 · resigned 2023-12-07
Resigned
MELVIN, David Stephen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-06-14 · resigned 2024-08-05
Resigned
ROLLO, Michael George, Pastor→
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-06-14 · resigned 2025-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-23