CORNWALL HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED(THE)

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01901905 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1985-04-02

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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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

95 officers (8 active, 95 linked, 89 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

264 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Average employees	19

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

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4 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (184 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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officers · TM01
2025-12-17
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CARNE, Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-12-08
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accounts · AA
2025-03-21
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officers · AP01
2025-03-13
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JOHNS, Michael Alan appointed
director
2024-11-18
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accounts · AA
2024-11-15
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2024-11-12
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2024-11-12
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officers · TM01
2024-11-11
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PRESTON-JONES, Ann appointed
director
2024-11-11
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RAWE, Helen Valerie resigned
director
2024-11-11
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TREGIDGA, Garry, Dr resigned
director
2024-11-04
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officers · TM01
2024-11-01
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MOORE, Alasdair Rowland resigned
director
2024-06-10
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officers · TM01
2023-12-11
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accounts · AA
2023-11-16
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HUNN, Cecilia Dawn resigned
director
2023-06-17
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incorporation · MA
2023-06-17
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-12-05
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accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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2022-09-15
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DICKINSON, Matthew Stuart appointed
director
2022-03-14
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officers · AP01
2022-02-17
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CARNE, Elizabeth appointed
director
2021-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
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officers · TM01
2021-11-04
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SALMON, Brian Geoffrey resigned
director
2021-06-02
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officers · TM01
2021-03-31
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SMITH, John Richard resigned
director
2021-02-02
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officers · AP01
2020-08-20
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FARRANT, Richard Granville appointed
director
2020-08-20
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HERRING, Peter Charles appointed
director
2020-08-20
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MOORE, Alasdair Rowland appointed
director
2020-06-03
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SPRY, Lamorna Anne, Dr resigned
director
2020-06-02
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GOLDING, Kenneth resigned
director
2020-03-17
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HOOPER, Graham Leslie resigned
director
2019-07-31
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BLACKMAN, Dorothy resigned
director
2019-05-15
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HOOPER, Graham Leslie appointed
director
2019-02-28
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HOOPER, Brian Stanley resigned
director
2018-09-20
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HILLS, Philip Elvin, Lt Col resigned
director
2018-09-03
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ATTWELL, David resigned
director
2018-06-15
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TREVENEN JENKIN, Ann resigned
director
2018-05-15
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LATIMIR, Nicholas John resigned
director
2018-05-08
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BRADISH, Christopher Frederick resigned
director
2018-04-24
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EDWARDS, John Colin resigned
director
2018-03-01
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RAWE, Donald Ryley resigned
director
2018-03-01
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ROBERTS, Francis Carl resigned
director
2018-01-15
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GOLDING, Kenneth appointed
director
2017-06-13
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BRADISH, Christopher Frederick appointed
director
2017-06-13
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HAWKEY, Michael Malin resigned
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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
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

Incorporated1985-04-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Registered office

G03 The Percy Williams Building Krowji

West Park

Redruth

Cornwall

TR15 3AJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-07

Last: 2026-04-23