BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE CATERING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01618100 · ltd · incorporated 1982-03-01
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (2 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
117 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 2 other
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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  2. 2026-01-08
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  4. 2026-01-08
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  5. 2025-04-08
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  6. 2025-04-08
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  7. 2025-02-06
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  8. 2025-02-06
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  9. 2025-02-06
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    other · GUARANTEE2
  10. 2025-01-02
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  11. 2024-08-21
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2024-07-23
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  14. 2022-11-25
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  15. 2021-11-19
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  16. 2021-01-09
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  17. 2019-12-13
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-11-09
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    DEPLEDGE, Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2016-11-09
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    MUSCHAMP, Michael resigned
    secretary
  20. 2016-11-09
    ➖
    BATTY, Terence resigned
    director
  21. 2016-11-09
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    MUSCHAMP, Michael resigned
    director
  22. 2015-02-23
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    PICKLES, Lorraine Janet resigned
    director
  23. 2014-05-28
    ➖
    ARTHUR, Susan resigned
    director
  24. 2013-12-12
    ➕
    BATTY, Terence appointed
    director
  25. 2012-11-15
    ➕
    PICKLES, Lorraine Janet appointed
    director
  26. 2012-11-07
    ➖
    COUPE, David Barry Scott resigned
    director
  27. 2011-09-15
    ➕
    STONE, Anthony Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2009-06-09
    ➖
    ARTHUR, Susan resigned
    secretary
  29. 2009-06-09
    ➕
    MUSCHAMP, Michael appointed
    secretary
  30. 2009-06-09
    ➖
    FOTHERGILL, Barry resigned
    director
  31. 2009-06-09
    ➕
    MUSCHAMP, Michael appointed
    director
  32. 2009-06-08
    ➖
    TOLSON, Geoffrey resigned
    director
  33. 2006-01-19
    ➕
    ARTHUR, Susan appointed
    secretary
  34. 2006-01-19
    ➖
    TOLSON, Linda resigned
    secretary
  35. 2006-01-19
    ➕
    ARTHUR, Susan appointed
    director
  36. 2006-01-19
    ➖
    TOLSON, Linda resigned
    director
  37. 2004-07-06
    ➕
    TOLSON, Geoffrey appointed
    director
  38. 2004-07-06
    ➕
    TOLSON, Linda appointed
    director
  39. 2004-07-06
    ➖
    TRANGMAR, Paul Brian resigned
    director
  40. 2004-05-20
    ➕
    TOLSON, Linda appointed
    secretary
  41. 2003-10-09
    ➖
    LEE, Samuel George resigned
    secretary
  42. 2003-10-09
    ➖
    LEE, Samuel George resigned
    director
  43. 2002-03-28
    ➖
    THOMSON, George Edward resigned
    director
  44. 2001-04-19
    ➕
    FOTHERGILL, Barry appointed
    director
  45. 2001-04-19
    ➕
    THOMSON, George Edward appointed
    director
  46. 1999-12-04
    ➖
    HODGSON, John James resigned
    director
  47. 1995-02-01
    ➖
    BROADBENT, John Raymond resigned
    director
  48. 1992-10-31
    ➖
    THOMPSON, William Geoffrey resigned
    director
  49. 1991-05-09
    ➖
    BATTERSBY, John Ralph Hayes resigned
    director
  50. 1982-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE CATERING COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +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

89/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

Grand Theatre
Church Street
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY1 1HT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (2 active · 19 resigned)

DEPLEDGE, Anthony→
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-11-09
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Active
STONE, Anthony Paul→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-09-15
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Active
ARTHUR, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-19 · resigned 2009-06-09
Resigned
LEE, Samuel George→
secretary · resigned 2003-10-09
Resigned
MUSCHAMP, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-09 · resigned 2016-11-09
Resigned
TOLSON, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-20 · resigned 2006-01-19
Resigned
ARTHUR, Susan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-01-19 · resigned 2014-05-28
Resigned
BATTERSBY, John Ralph Hayes→
director · ~105y · resigned 1991-05-09
Resigned
BATTY, Terence→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-12-12 · resigned 2016-11-09
Resigned
BROADBENT, John Raymond→
director · ~86y · resigned 1995-02-01
Resigned
COUPE, David Barry Scott→
director · ~82y · resigned 2012-11-07
Resigned
FOTHERGILL, Barry→
director · ~90y · appointed 2001-04-19 · resigned 2009-06-09
Resigned
HODGSON, John James→
director · ~95y · resigned 1999-12-04
Resigned
LEE, Samuel George→
director · ~87y · resigned 2003-10-09
Resigned
MUSCHAMP, Michael→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-06-09 · resigned 2016-11-09
Resigned
PICKLES, Lorraine Janet→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-11-15 · resigned 2015-02-23
Resigned
THOMPSON, William Geoffrey→
director · ~90y · resigned 1992-10-31
Resigned
THOMSON, George Edward→
director · ~97y · appointed 2001-04-19 · resigned 2002-03-28
Resigned
TOLSON, Geoffrey→
director · ~87y · appointed 2004-07-06 · resigned 2009-06-08
Resigned
TOLSON, Linda→
director · ~87y · appointed 2004-07-06 · resigned 2006-01-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (117 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-08
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-08
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-02-06
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-02-06
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-27