COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE

🌳Matureactive

01782715 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1984-01-12

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

33 officers (10 active, 33 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

159 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	36	2900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-29
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accounts · AA
2025-08-13
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officers · AP01
2025-04-09
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WERENOWSKI, Leszek Stojgniew appointed
director
2025-01-09
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officers · TM01
2025-01-08
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TURNER, Catherine resigned
director
2024-10-22
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accounts · AA
2024-01-26
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officers · AP01
2024-01-23
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officers · TM01
2024-01-23
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officers · TM02
2024-01-12
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CHRISTOPHER, Dylan Bernard resigned
director
2024-01-10
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SPINDLER, Michael John appointed
director
2024-01-04
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ALLEN, David Andrew Wells resigned
secretary
2023-10-12
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accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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officers · TM01
2023-07-19
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BURROWS, Michelle Louise, Cllr resigned
director
2023-05-09
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officers · TM01
2023-03-29
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ALLEN, David Andrew Wells resigned
director
2022-12-22
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accounts · AA
2022-12-17
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officers · CH01
2022-11-14
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officers · CH01
2022-11-14
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officers · CH01
2022-11-13
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ALLEN, David Andrew Wells appointed
director
2022-11-13
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ALLEN, David Andrew Wells resigned
director
2022-11-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-04
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GOODWIN, Louise appointed
director
2022-11-04
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GOODWIN, Louise resigned
director
2022-11-02
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BURROWS, Michelle Louise, Cllr appointed
director
2022-11-02
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LAWS, Darius Grant resigned
director
2021-12-13
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ALLEN, David Andrew Wells appointed
secretary
2021-12-13
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LANSLEY, Stephen Christopher resigned
secretary
2021-07-20
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FOX, Adam Daniel resigned
director
2021-07-20
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LAWS, Darius Grant appointed
director
2021-05-18
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NAKUM, Jaymini appointed
director
2021-05-18
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ROBERTS, Anthony Charles appointed
director
2021-01-14
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FOX, Adam Daniel appointed
director
2021-01-14
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HIGGINS, Theresa Margaret Anne, Cllr resigned
director
2019-09-04
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CHRISTOPHER, Dylan Bernard appointed
director
2016-10-20
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O'TOOLE, Eliza resigned
director
2016-08-03
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HIGGINS, Theresa Margaret Anne, Cllr appointed
director
2016-03-02
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STEPHEN, Julia Pauline appointed
director
2015-09-09
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O'TOOLE, Eliza appointed
director
2015-01-18
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COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE resigned
corporate-director
2013-12-10
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WRIGHT, Steven resigned
director
2011-09-23
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ALLARD, Joseph, Dr 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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Louise Goodwin Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	08/10/2025
Mr Anthony Charles Roberts Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Nigel Peter Hildrethceased 08/10/2025· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1984-01-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

Church Street

Colchester

CO1 1NF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-03

Last: 2026-01-20