NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX(THE)
🌳Matureactive
01436945 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1979-07-13
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
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
- 94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
100 officers (12 active, 100 linked, 86 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
785 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (202 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-10➕WARE, Peter Timothy appointeddirector
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-04➕SPEIGHT, Richard appointedsecretary
- 2025-12-04➖CLARKE, Nicola resignedsecretary
- 2025-12-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-12-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-11-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-24➕CAMPBELL, Sue appointeddirector
- 2025-06-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-06➕CAMPBELL, Paige appointeddirector
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11➕HARRIS-UGBOMAH, Deborah appointeddirector
- 2024-10-11➖BELL, Lucinda Margaret resigneddirector
- 2024-10-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-08➕BRENCHER, Lewis James appointeddirector
- 2024-05-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-22➕HONT, Frank appointeddirector
- 2024-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-30➖HARKIN, Ann-Marie resigneddirector
- 2024-03-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-01➕SWINDELLS, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2024-03-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-16➖BUCKLEY, Warren John resigneddirector
- 2023-10-31➕HEATON, Roxane appointeddirector
- 2023-10-31➖CAVENDISH, Will resigneddirector
- 2022-11-01➕ALLEN, Mark Barry Lindon appointeddirector
- 2022-11-01➕WATTS, Bevis Matthew, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-11-01➕WILSON, Sarah Anne appointeddirector
- 2022-04-14➖ANDERSON, Rolande Jane resigneddirector
- 2020-02-03➕CLARKE, Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2020-02-01➖BADGER, Rachael resignedsecretary
- 2018-10-11➕BELL, Lucinda Margaret appointeddirector
- 2018-02-28➕HARKIN, Ann-Marie appointeddirector
- 2017-08-22➕CAVENDISH, Will appointeddirector
- 2017-04-30➖GAMSU, Mark Yehudah resigneddirector
- 2017-04-10➕BADGER, Rachael appointedsecretary
- 2017-04-10➖NODDER, John resignedsecretary
- 2016-04-15➕ANDERSON, Rolande Jane appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 202 events
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 STOP MOT TRAINING CENTRE LTD→ 12829628 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 11PLUS WEST MIDLANDS LTD→ 07632190 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 123 GLOBAL EDUCATION LIMITED→ 15584701 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 123 STEM LIMITED→ 15062920 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 171QUANT LTD→ 17041922 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1POINT3ACADEMY LTD→ 15015832 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1ST ACCESS TRAINING LTD→ 16059642 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1ST MED HEALTH SOLUTIONS LTD→ 14459636 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 2GETHER INSPIRE→ 15193221 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 2U GETSMARTER (UK) LIMITED→ 10838351 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 2U GROUP (UK) LIMITED→ 11466674 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 3BM EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED→ 12122770 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1979-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
3rd Floor 1 Easton Street
London
WC1X 0DW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28
Officers (12 active · 225 resigned)
Active
ALLEN, Mark Barry Lindon→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-11-01
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BRENCHER, Lewis James→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-07-08
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CAMPBELL, Paige→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-05-06
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CAMPBELL, Sue→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-09-24
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HARRIS-UGBOMAH, Deborah→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-10-11
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HEATON, Roxane→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-10-31
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Active
SWINDELLS, Matthew James→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-03-01
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WARE, Peter Timothy→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2026-04-10
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WATTS, Bevis Matthew, Dr→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-11-01
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WILSON, Sarah Anne→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-11-01
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BADGER, Rachael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-04-10 · resigned 2020-02-01
BATSFORD, Alan Douglas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-11-14 · resigned 1996-08-02
CATTLE, Robert Harry Spencer→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-03-18
CLARKE, Nicola→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-02-03 · resigned 2025-12-04
HAMPTON, Joanne Hilary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-12-05 · resigned 2015-05-20
NODDER, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-07-29 · resigned 2017-04-10
THEODORESON, Susan Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-08-02 · resigned 1998-11-25
THEODORESON, Susan Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-03-18 · resigned 1995-11-14
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Recent filings (785 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11