BATH ARTS WORKSHOP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01114273 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1973-05-17

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 36.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

£867.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 36.7y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 36.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

43 officers (6 active, 43 linked, 37 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

174 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £867,896

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£130k

Net Worth

£868k

Current Assets

£165k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-03-31
Total assets	£867.9k
Current assets	£164.5k
Cash	£130.3k
Debtors	£34.2k
Net assets	£867.9k

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (99 events)Click to expand

2026-01-26
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accounts · AA
2025-11-04
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WARREN, Jane Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-11-04
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officers · AP01
2025-05-27
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officers · TM01
2025-05-25
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BENNETT, Jill resigned
director
2024-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-14
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accounts · AA
2023-12-09
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incorporation · MA
2023-12-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-09
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officers · TM01
2023-03-30
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LOOMAN, Douglas John resigned
director
2023-02-09
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officers · AP01
2023-02-08
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BORN, Alison Patricia Sian appointed
director
2023-02-08
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officers · AP01
2023-02-08
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officers · AP01
2023-02-07
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BUTTERWORTH, John Andrew Whittle appointed
director
2023-02-07
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HERRING, Jacqueline Susan appointed
director
2023-02-07
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WALTERS, James Thomas appointed
director
2023-02-07
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officers · AP01
2023-02-07
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officers · AP01
2023-02-03
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BENNETT, Jill appointed
director
2023-01-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-27
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officers · TM01
2023-01-27
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officers · TM01
2023-01-25
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BLYTH, Heather Dawn resigned
director
2023-01-25
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ECCLESON, Paul Brendan resigned
director
2023-01-25
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RICHARDS, Claire Emma resigned
director
2023-01-20
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STOBART, Gillian Dorcas resigned
director
2022-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
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RICHARDS, Claire Emma appointed
director
2022-08-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-16
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NORTON, Oliver John resigned
director
2022-01-25
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BLYTH, Heather Dawn appointed
director
2021-10-19
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FINEMAN, Margaret Rona resigned
director
2021-02-01
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HITCHMAN, Vernon Frederick resigned
director
2021-01-01
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MCCLUSKEY, Sarah Anne resigned
director
2019-06-14
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STOBART, Gillian Dorcas appointed
director
2018-11-20
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WRIGHT, Andrew David resigned
director
2018-09-10
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LISTER, Richard Graham resigned
director
2018-06-29
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ECCLESON, Paul Brendan appointed
director
2017-10-04
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VICK, Stephen Michael resigned
director
2017-09-08
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HITCHMAN, Vernon Frederick appointed
director
2017-08-23
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LOOMAN, Douglas John appointed
director
2017-07-20
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NORTON, Oliver John appointed
director
2016-09-05
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RODGERS, Lynne resigned
director
2015-09-03
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MCCLUSKEY, Sarah Anne appointed
director
2015-06-30
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LITTLEWOOD, Kenneth resigned
director

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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 78 — 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 78 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

Incorporated1973-05-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Widcombe Institute

Widcombe Hill

Bath

BA2 6AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30