ACTORS TOURING COMPANY (LONDON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01472949 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1980-01-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 39.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 39.0y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 39.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
51 officers (14 active, 51 linked, 43 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
192 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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  • 1 accounts
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Corporate timeline (107 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-21
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  2. 2025-12-04
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  3. 2025-07-11
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  7. 2025-07-11
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  8. 2025-06-30
    ALJ, Laila appointed
    director
  9. 2025-06-30
    GILL, Eleni appointed
    director
  10. 2025-06-30
    GODBER, Sarita appointed
    director
  11. 2025-06-30
    PATEL, Feeroza appointed
    director
  12. 2025-06-30
    VAN DER SLUIJS, Christiaan-Willem appointed
    director
  13. 2025-01-06
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  14. 2024-12-30
    KEAVENY, Vincent Thomas resigned
    director
  15. 2024-12-17
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  16. 2024-05-29
    BEARSE, Juliana Marie appointed
    secretary
  17. 2024-05-29
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  18. 2024-05-29
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  19. 2024-05-25
    SMAJE, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  20. 2024-02-26
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  21. 2024-02-26
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  22. 2024-02-25
    NESPOLI, Allegra resigned
    director
  23. 2024-02-22
    KAVUMA, Steven resigned
    director
  24. 2023-10-16
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  25. 2023-09-28
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  26. 2023-08-24
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  27. 2023-01-13
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  28. 2022-10-18
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  29. 2022-10-17
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  31. 2022-10-17
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  32. 2021-12-23
    NESPOLI, Allegra appointed
    director
  33. 2021-12-14
    LAERA, Margherita appointed
    director
  34. 2021-12-14
    TYLER, Nick appointed
    director
  35. 2021-12-14
    KAVUMA, Steven appointed
    director
  36. 2021-06-21
    BURNS, Patricia resigned
    director
  37. 2020-12-14
    QUINE, Michael resigned
    director
  38. 2020-09-25
    FERNANDEZ, Nelson Jose resigned
    director
  39. 2020-05-19
    BRODIE, Geraldine Susan, Professor appointed
    director
  40. 2020-05-19
    EVANS, David Alan appointed
    director
  41. 2020-03-16
    GROCHALA, Sarah appointed
    director
  42. 2020-03-16
    JANJUA, Sanpreet appointed
    director
  43. 2020-03-16
    MASSARELLA, David resigned
    director
  44. 2018-12-12
    BURNS, Patricia appointed
    director
  45. 2018-07-24
    LUBIN, David Paul resigned
    director
  46. 2018-07-10
    BAILEY, Caroline resigned
    director
  47. 2018-07-10
    MAKIN, Lisa Michelle resigned
    director
  48. 2018-06-25
    SCHLESINGER, Helen resigned
    director
  49. 2017-03-20
    MAHMUD, Sudha appointed
    director
  50. 2017-03-20
    SCHLESINGER, Helen appointed
    director
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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
  • -13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Incorporated1980-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

3.04 Carlton Mansions
Coldharbour Lane
London
SW9 8QD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (14 active · 37 resigned)

BEARSE, Juliana Marie
secretary · appointed 2024-05-29
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Active
ALJ, Laila
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-06-30
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Active
BRODIE, Geraldine Susan, Professor
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-05-19
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Active
DELGADO, Maria Milagros, Professor
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-07-12
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Active
EVANS, David Alan
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-05-19
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Active
GILL, Eleni
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-06-30
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Active
GODBER, Sarita
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-06-30
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Active
GROCHALA, Sarah
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-03-16
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Active
JANJUA, Sanpreet
director · ~35y · appointed 2020-03-16
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Active
LAERA, Margherita
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-12-14
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Active
MAHMUD, Sudha
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-03-20
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Active
PATEL, Feeroza
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-06-30
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Active
TYLER, Nick
director · ~72y · appointed 2021-12-14
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Active
VAN DER SLUIJS, Christiaan-Willem
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-06-30
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Active
BARLOW, Gavin John
secretary · appointed 1998-10-30 · resigned 2001-05-08
Resigned
BENTLEY, Hannah Mary Harratt
secretary · appointed 2008-02-27 · resigned 2011-07-22
Resigned
DUNTON, Catherine Emma
secretary · appointed 2001-05-08 · resigned 2008-02-27
Resigned
REID, Kathryn Joanna
secretary · resigned 1995-03-03
Resigned
SHAND, Hetty
secretary · appointed 1995-05-22 · resigned 1998-10-31
Resigned
SMAJE, Andrew
secretary · appointed 2016-03-21 · resigned 2024-05-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property14/01/199215/08/1998
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company.
Charge1 property19/06/198720/02/1992

Recent filings (192 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-11
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officers · AP01
2025-07-11
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officers · TM01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-26