ALDEBURGH MUSIC LIMITED

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02150759 · ltd · incorporated 1987-07-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 38.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2£2
Current assets—£2
Net assets£2£2

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-30
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    COMER, Terence Philip resigned
    secretary
  8. 2020-06-30
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    COMER, Terence Philip resigned
    director
  9. 2020-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-06-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  14. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2016-12-19
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  18. 2014-03-14
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    YOUNG, Henry David Archdale Heyman appointed
    director
  19. 2014-03-14
    ➖
    REEKIE, Jonathan Alistair James resigned
    director
  20. 2004-10-01
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    COMER, Terence Philip appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-10-01
    ➖
    YUILL, Stewart John resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-10-01
    ➕
    COMER, Terence Philip appointed
    director
  23. 2004-10-01
    ➖
    YUILL, Stewart John resigned
    director
  24. 1999-12-17
    ➖
    HARRISON, Neil resigned
    secretary
  25. 1999-12-17
    ➖
    HARRISON, Neil resigned
    director
  26. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    YUILL, Stewart John appointed
    secretary
  27. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    YUILL, Stewart John appointed
    director
  28. 1997-07-01
    ➕
    REEKIE, Jonathan Alistair James appointed
    director
  29. 1997-06-30
    ➖
    COLVIN, Sheila Gillian resigned
    director
  30. 1987-10-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  31. 1987-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDEBURGH MUSIC LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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.)

Group structure

Snape Maltings Trading Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Snape Maltings Trading Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALDEBURGH MUSIC LIMITED
This company · 02150759

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Snape Maltings Trading Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Snape
Saxmundham
Suffolk
IP17 1SP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

YOUNG, Henry David Archdale Heyman→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMER, Terence Philip→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
HARRISON, Neil→
secretary · resigned 1999-12-17
Resigned
YUILL, Stewart John→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2004-10-01
Resigned
COLVIN, Sheila Gillian→
director · ~91y · resigned 1997-06-30
Resigned
COMER, Terence Philip→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
HARRISON, Neil→
director · ~87y · resigned 1999-12-17
Resigned
REEKIE, Jonathan Alistair James→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2014-03-14
Resigned
YUILL, Stewart John→
director · ~55y · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2004-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/10/1987—
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Recent filings (113 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-23