THE HORNIMAN PUBLIC MUSEUM AND PUBLIC PARK TRUST

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02456393 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1989-12-29

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Museum activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

91040Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

60 officers (12 active, 60 linked, 56 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

197 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (118 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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2026-04-12
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EDWARD, Michelle resigned
secretary
2026-01-05
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2025-07-12
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officers · AP01
2025-07-12
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2025-07-12
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2025-07-12
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2025-06-27
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2025-04-24
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BARKER, Patrick Toshio appointed
director
2025-04-24
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NEUBERGER, Edmund Philip appointed
director
2025-04-24
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YOUSUF, Naila appointed
director
2025-02-06
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TAYLOR, Rodney Phillip appointed
director
2025-02-06
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IACUZZI, Nico resigned
director
2025-01-06
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2024-09-03
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miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2024-09-03
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miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2024-07-31
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2024-07-31
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2024-07-31
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2024-07-31
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2024-07-06
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COLE, Caroline Jane resigned
director
2024-07-06
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GHOSH, Surojit resigned
director
2024-07-06
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SOUTER, Carole Lesley resigned
director
2024-06-29
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EDWARD, Michelle appointed
secretary
2024-06-28
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THOMAS, Paula resigned
secretary
2024-02-19
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2024-02-14
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2024-02-14
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2024-02-08
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MAINE, Diana appointed
director
2024-02-08
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UMOLU, Yesomi appointed
director
2024-02-08
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WYVER, Nicholas appointed
director
2023-09-14
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accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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2023-07-12
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WILLIAMS, Helen resigned
director
2022-10-20
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officers · CH01
2022-08-14
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SALTER-CHURCH, Michael La Roche appointed
director
2022-08-14
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SALOMON, Eve Coulter resigned
director
2022-07-07
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MATTERSON, Clare Elizabeth resigned
director
2021-10-14
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APPELBAUM, Eva appointed
director
2021-10-14
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DIBUA, Roma Angela Nelson appointed
director
2021-10-14
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CROSSICK, Geoffrey Joel resigned
director
2021-10-14
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KEMP, Sarah Georgia resigned
director
2019-10-10
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OCHERE, Mayowa appointed
director
2019-07-04
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CARTY, Hilary resigned
director
2019-07-04
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WILLIAMS, Helen appointed
director
2017-10-19
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HESKETH, James Simon appointed
director
2017-10-19
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JACKSON, Molly Margaret resigned
director
2016-11-02
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BEARD, Judith Ann resigned
director
2016-10-13
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PATERSON, Clare Emily 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

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Incorporated1989-12-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

100 London Road

Forest Hill

London

SE23 3PQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-12

Last: 2025-12-29