STOUR FESTIVAL COMPANY LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

00818973 · ltd · incorporated 1964-09-09

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: Artistic creation

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (8 active, 20 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

137 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-12-01
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2025-06-09
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-09
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-01-07
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accounts · AA
2024-04-15
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officers · AP01
2024-04-11
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MILLINGTON, David appointed
director
2024-01-18
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accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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officers · TM01
2023-11-17
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HOFFMAN, Thomas Dieter Dirk resigned
director
2023-02-13
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officers · AP01
2023-01-17
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accounts · AA
2022-11-25
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MITCALFE, Karen Frances appointed
director
2022-05-12
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officers · CH01
2022-05-12
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officers · CH01
2022-05-12
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officers · CH01
2022-05-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
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accounts · AA01
2021-04-16
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officers · CH01
2021-04-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-27
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accounts · AA
2020-08-06
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accounts · AA01
2020-01-27
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PAGE, Christopher Hugh appointed
director
2019-01-21
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COLLINGWOOD, David Anthony resigned
director
2018-01-29
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HUME, Diane Elizabeth appointed
director
2016-11-18
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HOLBOURN, Gilbert John appointed
secretary
2016-11-18
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STEEL, Reginald Ernest resigned
secretary
2015-12-31
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CANNEY, Peter Julian Campbell resigned
director
2015-01-20
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HOLBOURN, Gilbert John appointed
director
2013-11-29
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BATCHELOR, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2013-11-29
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PHILIPSON, Charles Anthony resigned
director
2011-11-20
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COLLINGWOOD, David Anthony appointed
director
2010-11-21
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CRABTREE, Derek, Revd resigned
director
2010-11-21
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SMALLWOOD, Paul James Cranston resigned
director
2008-11-14
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HOFFMAN, Thomas Dieter Dirk appointed
director
2006-12-12
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CANNEY, Peter Julian Campbell appointed
director
2006-02-01
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STEEL, Reginald Ernest appointed
secretary
2005-09-24
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ROBERTS, Donald William resigned
secretary
2004-02-28
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PHILIPSON, Charles Anthony appointed
director
2003-12-31
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REID, Ian George resigned
director
1999-11-19
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LOUDON, Jane Gavina appointed
director
1998-11-29
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CAPEY, James Hugh resigned
director
1997-09-01
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ROBERTS, Donald William appointed
secretary
1997-08-31
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CAPEY, James Hugh resigned
secretary
1995-06-03
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MASON, Maurice Inglis resigned
director
1993-10-31
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SMALLWOOD, Paul James Cranston appointed
director
1964-09-09
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Company incorporated
As STOUR FESTIVAL COMPANY LIMITED(THE)

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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-21

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1964-09-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Henwood House

Henwood

Ashford

Kent

TN24 8DH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-21OVERDUE

Last: 2025-05-07