ALL AROUND THE WORLD MUSIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02636218 · ltd · incorporated 1991-08-08
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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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-03-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2006-07-24
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    NUTTALL, John Crispin appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-07-24
    ➕
    CADMAN, Matthew Glyn appointed
    director
  20. 2006-07-24
    ➖
    CADMAN, Matt resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-05-18
    ➕
    CADMAN, Matt appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-05-17
    ➖
    COXHEAD, Edward Stewart resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-05-17
    ➖
    COXHEAD, Edward Stewart resigned
    director
  24. 1991-12-06
    ➕
    NUTTALL, John Crispin appointed
    director
  25. 1991-12-06
    ➕
    COXHEAD, Edward Stewart appointed
    secretary
  26. 1991-12-06
    ➖
    MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1991-12-06
    ➕
    COXHEAD, Edward Stewart appointed
    director
  28. 1991-12-06
    ➖
    MBC NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1991-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ALL AROUND THE WORLD MUSIC LIMITED
  30. 1991-08-08
    ➕
    MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1991-08-08
    ➕
    MBC NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
John Crispin Nuttall
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Matthew Glyn Cadman
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

6.5 White Tower Media City
Salford
M50 2NT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

NUTTALL, John Crispin→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CADMAN, Matthew Glyn→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NUTTALL, John Crispin→
director · ~68y · appointed 1991-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CADMAN, Matt→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-18 · resigned 2006-07-24
Resigned
COXHEAD, Edward Stewart→
secretary · appointed 1991-12-06 · resigned 2004-05-17
Resigned
MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-08-08 · resigned 1991-12-06
Resigned
COXHEAD, Edward Stewart→
director · ~81y · appointed 1991-12-06 · resigned 2004-05-17
Resigned
MBC NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-08-08 · resigned 1991-12-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-03