ATTIC THEATRE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01161935 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1974-03-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£40.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
111 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £40,000
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£40k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£63k
↑ 3.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £61.2k | £59.3k |
| Current assets | £62.7k | £60.9k |
| Net assets | £40.0k | £38.2k |
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
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-12-30➕MACKENZIE SHERRINGTON, Vanessa Anne appointedsecretary
- 2003-12-30➖BLAKE, Judith resignedsecretary
- 2001-02-15➖LEAMAN, Keith Carlyle resigneddirector
- 2001-01-01➖BLAKE, Judith resigneddirector
- 1993-02-24➖LEAMAN, Carol resignedsecretary
- 1992-12-17➕BLAKE, Judith appointedsecretary
- 1992-12-09➖DODSON, John resigneddirector
- 1992-12-09➖LEAMAN, Carol resigneddirector
- 1974-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ATTIC THEATRE LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Jonathan Hervey Kay Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1974-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
Whitley Farm
Whitley Lane
Glastonbury
Somerset
BA16 9RW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-11
Last: 2025-12-28
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
MACKENZIE SHERRINGTON, Vanessa Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
Active
BLAKE, Judith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 2003-12-30
LEAMAN, Carol→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-02-24
BLAKE, Judith→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2001-01-01
DODSON, John→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 1992-12-09
LEAMAN, Carol→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1992-12-09
LEAMAN, Keith Carlyle→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2001-02-15
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Recent filings (111 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-18