BLACKHEATH HALLS(THE)
🌳Matureactive
01747753 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1983-08-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90020Support activities to performing arts
- 90040Operation of arts facilities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 41.8y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 41.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 63/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
81 officers (9 active, 81 linked, 70 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
269 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (173 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-01➕SANDERS, Ralph appointeddirector
- 2024-04-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-15➖HARDING, Philip resigneddirector
- 2024-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-04➕LIU, Ji, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-12-04➕TYNAN, Ailish Emily appointeddirector
- 2023-10-15➖RUDDOCK, Joan Mary, Dame resigneddirector
- 2023-07-28➕SZRAM, Aleksander Josef, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-07-28➖WILLSHIRE, James Havilland resigneddirector
- 2023-07-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-11➕WILLSHIRE, James Havilland appointeddirector
- 2021-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-01➖BARTRIP, Mirella Magdeleine resigneddirector
- 2021-04-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-19➕HARDING, Philip appointeddirector
- 2021-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-31➖DOUGLAS, Barrington George resigneddirector
- 2020-09-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-03-19➕BARTRIP, Mirella Magdeleine appointeddirector
- 2018-03-16➖MERA-NELSON, Claire, Dr resigneddirector
- 2017-02-10➕SURTEES, Dean Aron appointedsecretary
- 2017-02-10➖GRIMES, Simon David resignedsecretary
- 2017-02-09➕DOUGLAS, Barrington George appointeddirector
- 2017-02-09➖LIPSEY, David Lawrence, Lord resigneddirector
- 2017-02-01➕HEARN, Peter John appointeddirector
- 2016-11-14➕MERA-NELSON, Claire, Dr appointeddirector
- 2016-10-03➖DOWLAND, Dave, Dr resignedsecretary
- 2016-10-03➕GRIMES, Simon David appointedsecretary
- 2016-10-03➕LIPSEY, David Lawrence, Lord appointeddirector
- 2016-10-03➕RUDDOCK, Joan Mary, Dame appointeddirector
- 2015-09-16➖PRICE, Tracey resigneddirector
- 2015-04-14➕DOWLAND, Dave, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2015-04-13➖PEEL, Jonathan resignedsecretary
- 2013-08-01➕PEEL, Jonathan Rankin appointeddirector
- 2013-08-01➕ROBINSON, Francesca appointeddirector
- 2013-08-01➖BARTRIP, Mirella Magdeleine resigneddirector
- 2013-08-01➖DEXTER, Alan Michael resigneddirector
- 2013-08-01➖HILDESLEY, Michael Edmund resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 173 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 ORMSIDE CIC→ 15573219 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 33 BOUND LTD.→ 11383111 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 4Q184. LEGACY LTD→ 15686619 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 5.30 EVENTS LTD→ 10326197 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 57 PRESENTS LTD→ 14118612 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 82K MAGAZINE LTD→ 12194026 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABBEY FITNESS LTD→ 16201786 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABBOTSHALL HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CENTRE→ 11689521 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABC&D FITNESS LTD→ 16670082 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE MISCHIEF LTD→ 04971954 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ACADEMY COSTUMES LIMITED→ 02529757 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| ACADEMY LONDON LIMITED→ 15613937 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1983-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
King Charles Court
Old Royal Naval College
Greenwich
London
SE10 9JF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (9 active · 72 resigned)
SURTEES, Dean Aron→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-02-10
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BOWNE, Anthony Doran, Prof→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2008-06-11
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HEARN, Peter John→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2017-02-01
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Active
PEEL, Jonathan Rankin→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2013-08-01
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ROBINSON, Francesca→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-08-01
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SANDERS, Ralph→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-05-01
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SZRAM, Aleksander Josef, Dr→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-07-28
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TYNAN, Ailish Emily→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-12-04
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CONWAY, Peter Francis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-03-21 · resigned 1995-08-02
CRYER, Richard Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-07-02 · resigned 2005-09-01
DOWLAND, Dave, Dr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-04-14 · resigned 2016-10-03
GRIMES, Simon David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-10-03 · resigned 2017-02-10
JACKSON, Christopher John Brockdorff→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-09-19 · resigned 2003-07-02
LADEVEZE, Jack Edward→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-01-10
MACAULAY, Gwyneth Angela→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-06-30
PEEL, Jonathan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2015-04-13
WENGRAF, Alexander Maria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-08-02 · resigned 1996-09-19
YORKE, Jonathan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-09-19 · resigned 1996-09-19
AVISS, Derek William→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2003-07-02 · resigned 2011-06-14
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Blackheath Preservation Trust The Blackheath Preservation Trust Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/08/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | London Electricity London Electricity PLC | Deed of charge | 1 property | 01/09/2004 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/07/1997 | 20/01/2004 | |
| satisfied | The Mayor and Burgessess of the London Borough of Greenwich | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/02/1996 | 01/07/2003 | |
| satisfied | The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Greenwich / The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lewisham | Legal charge | 1 property | 26/10/1994 | 02/07/2003 | |
| satisfied | Citibank,N.A., | Deed of debenture | 1 property | 14/11/1991 | 02/02/1995 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 07/11/1991 | 20/01/2004 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/09/1985 | 20/01/2004 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/09/1985 | 20/01/2004 | |
| outstanding | The Blackheath Preservation Trust The Blackheath Preservation Trust Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/07/1984 | — |
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Recent filings (269 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14