CARTMEL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

🌳Matureactive

02205153 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1987-12-11

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 Oct 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

100 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Total assets	—	£123.3k
Current assets	—	£116.3k
Cash	—	£103.3k
Debtors	—	£13.0k
Net assets	—	£123.3k
Average employees	1	—

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

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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 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-03-12
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accounts · AA
2025-07-23
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accounts · AA
2024-04-18
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accounts · AA
2023-05-13
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accounts · AA
2022-03-11
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accounts · AA
2021-04-20
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accounts · AA
2020-03-17
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accounts · AA
2019-04-04
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accounts · AA
2018-03-06
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accounts · AA
2018-02-20
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officers · AP01
2018-02-20
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officers · CH01
2018-02-20
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officers · AP01
2017-04-11
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accounts · AA
2017-03-06
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BIRD, James Leslie appointed
director
2017-03-06
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LAWRENCE, Peter David appointed
director
2016-04-13
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accounts · AA
2016-03-14
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annual-return · AR01
2015-02-26
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FEARON, Edward Henry resigned
director
2014-06-14
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PHILIPSON, Robert Frank appointed
director
2014-06-14
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CHAPMAN, Maurice William resigned
director
2013-02-28
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CHAPMAN, Maurice William appointed
director
2013-02-28
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PHILIPSON, Robert Frank resigned
director
2013-02-01
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DICKINSON, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2013-01-31
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CLARKSON, Linda Anne resigned
secretary
2008-11-01
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CLARKSON, Linda Anne appointed
secretary
2006-10-31
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BLACK, Deborah Isabel resigned
secretary
2004-09-22
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MOORHOUSE, Michael resigned
director
2004-02-23
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FEARON, Edward Henry appointed
director
1999-12-01
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DIXON, Geoffrey Howarth resigned
director
1997-03-13
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JOHNSON, John resigned
director
1997-03-13
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MOORHOUSE, Michael appointed
director
1997-03-13
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PHILIPSON, Robert Frank appointed
director
1994-10-01
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BLACK, Deborah Isabel appointed
secretary
1994-10-01
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COWARD, Rodney Ian resigned
secretary
1994-03-15
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TYSON, Robert Henry resigned
director
1987-12-11
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Company incorporated
As CARTMEL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

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

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1987-12-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

High House

Woodhouse

Milnthorpe

Cumbria

LA7 7LY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

DICKINSON, Sarah Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2013-02-01

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Active

BIRD, James Leslie→

director · ~60y · appointed 2017-03-06

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Active

LAWRENCE, Peter David→

director · ~70y · appointed 2017-03-06

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Active

PHILIPSON, Robert Frank→

director · ~64y · appointed 2014-06-14

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Active

BLACK, Deborah Isabel→

secretary · appointed 1994-10-01 · resigned 2006-10-31

Resigned

CLARKSON, Linda Anne→

secretary · appointed 2008-11-01 · resigned 2013-01-31

Resigned

COWARD, Rodney Ian→

secretary · resigned 1994-10-01

Resigned

CHAPMAN, Maurice William→

director · ~86y · appointed 2013-02-28 · resigned 2014-06-14

Resigned

DIXON, Geoffrey Howarth→

director · ~94y · resigned 1999-12-01

Resigned

FEARON, Edward Henry→

director · ~75y · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2015-02-26

Resigned

JOHNSON, John→

director · ~92y · resigned 1997-03-13

Resigned

MOORHOUSE, Michael→

director · ~82y · appointed 1997-03-13 · resigned 2004-09-22

Resigned

PHILIPSON, Robert Frank→

director · ~64y · appointed 1997-03-13 · resigned 2013-02-28

Resigned

TYSON, Robert Henry→

director · ~104y · resigned 1994-03-15

Resigned

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