HARROGATE FESTIVAL DEVELOPMENT LTD

🌳Matureactive
02593892 · ltd · incorporated 1991-03-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 15 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
124 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2024-05-17
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  3. 2023-08-04
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  4. 2022-09-28
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  5. 2021-11-01
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  6. 2020-11-03
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  7. 2019-08-23
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  8. 2018-06-20
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  9. 2017-08-08
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  10. 2016-05-20
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  11. 2016-04-14
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  12. 2015-07-06
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  13. 2015-05-23
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  14. 2015-05-23
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  15. 2015-05-05
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  16. 2014-08-06
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    DE VERE, Brian Keith resigned
    director
  17. 2014-02-16
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    ARMITAGE, Joanna Fiona appointed
    director
  18. 2014-02-16
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    ADAM, Jill Katherine, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2013-12-11
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    SALTER, David Arthur resigned
    director
  20. 2013-11-22
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    BLACKBURN, Peter Hugh resigned
    director
  21. 2013-11-20
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    HAXBY, David Arthur resigned
    director
  22. 2013-10-08
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    DE VERE, Brian Keith appointed
    director
  23. 2011-09-19
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    ADAM, Jill Katherine, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2009-02-09
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    CANAVAR, Sharon Marie appointed
    director
  25. 2008-10-24
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    CULVER-DODDS, William Francis resigned
    secretary
  26. 2008-10-04
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    CANAVAR, Sharon Marie appointed
    secretary
  27. 2008-10-01
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    CULVER-DODDS, William Francis resigned
    director
  28. 2005-04-04
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    BLACKBURN, Peter Hugh appointed
    director
  29. 2004-09-22
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    HAXBY, David Arthur appointed
    director
  30. 2004-04-14
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    GERRARD, Philip Martin resigned
    director
  31. 2004-04-14
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    HARDY, John Thomas resigned
    director
  32. 2001-12-13
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    GERRARD, Philip Martin appointed
    director
  33. 2001-12-13
    ➕
    HARDY, John Thomas appointed
    director
  34. 2001-02-20
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    SUNDERLAND, Frank Graham resigned
    director
  35. 1999-11-05
    ➖
    COLE, Paul Louis resigned
    director
  36. 1998-06-30
    ➖
    PORTLOCK, Alison Frances Blake resigned
    director
  37. 1994-03-08
    ➖
    CULVER, Kathleen Ruth resigned
    director
  38. 1994-01-25
    ➕
    COLE, Paul Louis appointed
    director
  39. 1991-06-27
    ➕
    PORTLOCK, Alison Frances Blake appointed
    director
  40. 1991-06-27
    ➕
    SALTER, David Arthur appointed
    director
  41. 1991-06-27
    ➕
    SUNDERLAND, Frank Graham appointed
    director
  42. 1991-06-12
    ➕
    CULVER-DODDS, William Francis appointed
    secretary
  43. 1991-06-12
    ➖
    HARNDEN, Philip Charles resigned
    secretary
  44. 1991-06-12
    ➕
    CULVER-DODDS, William Francis appointed
    director
  45. 1991-06-12
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    LAI, Poh Lim resigned
    nominee-director
  46. 1991-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As HARROGATE FESTIVAL DEVELOPMENT LTD
  47. 1991-03-21
    ➕
    HARNDEN, Philip Charles appointed
    secretary
  48. 1991-03-21
    ➕
    LAI, Poh Lim appointed
    nominee-director
  49. 1991-03-12
    ➕
    CULVER, Kathleen Ruth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

Harrogate International Festival Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Harrogate International Festival Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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HARROGATE FESTIVAL DEVELOPMENT LTD
This company · 02593892

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Harrogate International Festival Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Sharon Marie Canavar
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

32 Cheltenham Parade
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 1DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)

CANAVAR, Sharon Marie→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-04
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Active
ARMITAGE, Joanna Fiona→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-02-16
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Active
CANAVAR, Sharon Marie→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-02-09
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Active
CULVER-DODDS, William Francis→
secretary · appointed 1991-06-12 · resigned 2008-10-24
Resigned
HARNDEN, Philip Charles→
secretary · appointed 1991-03-21 · resigned 1991-06-12
Resigned
ADAM, Jill Katherine, Dr→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-09-19 · resigned 2014-02-16
Resigned
BLACKBURN, Peter Hugh→
director · ~86y · appointed 2005-04-04 · resigned 2013-11-22
Resigned
COLE, Paul Louis→
director · ~86y · appointed 1994-01-25 · resigned 1999-11-05
Resigned
CULVER, Kathleen Ruth→
director · ~61y · appointed 1991-03-12 · resigned 1994-03-08
Resigned
CULVER-DODDS, William Francis→
director · ~66y · appointed 1991-06-12 · resigned 2008-10-01
Resigned
DE VERE, Brian Keith→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-10-08 · resigned 2014-08-06
Resigned
GERRARD, Philip Martin→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2004-04-14
Resigned
HARDY, John Thomas→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2004-04-14
Resigned
HAXBY, David Arthur→
director · ~85y · appointed 2004-09-22 · resigned 2013-11-20
Resigned
LAI, Poh Lim→
nominee-director · ~69y · appointed 1991-03-21 · resigned 1991-06-12
Resigned
PORTLOCK, Alison Frances Blake→
director · ~71y · appointed 1991-06-27 · resigned 1998-06-30
Resigned
SALTER, David Arthur→
director · ~78y · appointed 1991-06-27 · resigned 2013-12-11
Resigned
SUNDERLAND, Frank Graham→
director · ~94y · appointed 1991-06-27 · resigned 2001-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (124 total)

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2026-04-09
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2025-06-02
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2025-04-03
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2024-05-17
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2024-03-22
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2023-08-04
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2023-04-04
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2022-09-28
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2022-04-06
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accounts · AA
2021-11-01
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2021-04-13
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2020-11-03
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2020-03-25
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2019-08-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-02