THE OXFORD PLAYHOUSE TRUST

🌳Matureactive

02397373 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1989-06-21

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

82 officers (13 active, 82 linked, 75 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

247 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (162 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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2025-12-23
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2025-12-18
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2025-12-15
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2025-12-09
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BAKER, Gary Steven resigned
secretary
2025-07-10
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2025-06-23
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RENTON, David John Charles appointed
director
2025-04-28
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2025-02-09
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WILKES, Katherine Anne resigned
director
2025-01-02
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AITKEN, Gill appointed
director
2024-02-20
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BAKER, Deborah Jane appointed
director
2024-02-20
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BHOGAL, Jaskiran Kaur, Dr appointed
director
2024-02-20
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CLAUGHTON, Eleanor appointed
director
2024-02-20
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KNIGHT, Adam appointed
director
2024-02-20
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RAY, Albert Edward appointed
director
2024-02-20
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TUCKWELL, Micaela appointed
director
2024-02-20
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TUCKWELL, Micaela appointed
director
2024-02-20
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TUCKWELL, Micaela resigned
director
2024-01-16
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2023-12-19
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2023-12-05
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2023-11-28
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MAYER, Colin, Professor resigned
director
2023-11-28
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THURLBY-BROOKS, Chilina resigned
director
2023-10-13
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2023-10-13
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2023-09-01
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ROSE, Gillian Cathryn appointed
director
2023-09-01
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COLLINS, Rory Edwards, Professor Sir resigned
director
2023-04-30
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STAUNTON, Susan Rosemary resigned
director
2023-03-22
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MARCUS, Lucy Pauline resigned
director
2023-02-06
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BUONFINO, Alessandra, Dr appointed
director
2023-02-06
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PILLMAN, Joseph Charles appointed
director
2023-02-06
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POPAT, Sandip resigned
director
2023-02-06
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SURENDER, Rebecca, Dr resigned
director
2022-11-10
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WHITLUM-COOPER, Maurice Simon resigned
director
2022-11-10
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WILKES, Katherine Anne appointed
director
2022-09-30
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WILKES, Katherine Anne resigned
director
2022-09-08
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PRICE, Robert John resigned
director
2022-09-08
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REED, Annabel resigned
director
2022-05-26
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MARCUS, Lucy Pauline appointed
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

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Incorporated1989-06-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

Oxford Playhouse,

11-12, Beaumont St.,

Oxford

OX1 2LW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-15

Last: 2026-06-01