BANDMODEL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02693142 · ltd · incorporated 1992-03-03
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (2 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees2200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-07-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2018-05-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  16. 2018-05-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-09-20
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    DAVIES, Tracey Karon appointed
    director
  19. 2016-09-20
    ➖
    DAVIES, Tracey Karen resigned
    secretary
  20. 1997-11-13
    ➖
    COLDWELL, Terence resigned
    secretary
  21. 1997-11-13
    ➕
    DAVIES, Tracey Karen appointed
    secretary
  22. 1993-03-08
    ➖
    HENDY, John resigned
    secretary
  23. 1992-10-12
    ➕
    HENDY, John appointed
    secretary
  24. 1992-10-12
    ➖
    STANNARD, Richard resigned
    secretary
  25. 1992-03-23
    ➕
    MORTIMER, Anthony Michael appointed
    director
  26. 1992-03-23
    ➕
    STANNARD, Richard appointed
    secretary
  27. 1992-03-23
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1992-03-23
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1992-03-08
    ➕
    COLDWELL, Terence appointed
    secretary
  30. 1992-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BANDMODEL LIMITED
  31. 1992-03-03
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1992-03-03
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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 34 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Michael Mortimer
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Miss Tracey Karon Davies
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/05/2017

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
Incorporated1992-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

65 London Road
St Albans
Herts
AL1 1LJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

DAVIES, Tracey Karon→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTIMER, Anthony Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 1992-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLDWELL, Terence→
secretary · appointed 1992-03-08 · resigned 1997-11-13
Resigned
DAVIES, Tracey Karen→
secretary · appointed 1997-11-13 · resigned 2016-09-20
Resigned
HENDY, John→
secretary · appointed 1992-10-12 · resigned 1993-03-08
Resigned
STANNARD, Richard→
secretary · appointed 1992-03-23 · resigned 1992-10-12
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-03-03 · resigned 1992-03-23
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-03-03 · resigned 1992-03-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-10