INTERNATIONAL THEATRE EXCHANGE

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02718287 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1992-05-28

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£1.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90030Artistic creation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

37 officers (10 active, 37 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

141 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,882

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↑ 15% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↑ 15% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£1.9k	£1.6k
Current assets	£1.9k	£1.6k
Net assets	£1.9k	£1.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand

2025-09-25
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2024-09-28
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2024-08-10
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officers · TM01
2024-06-18
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WARD, Jane Gwendoline resigned
director
2023-09-26
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accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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2021-09-29
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2020-10-17
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2019-09-28
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2018-09-29
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accounts · AA
2017-09-28
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accounts · AA
2017-06-13
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officers · AP01
2017-06-13
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officers · AP01
2017-06-04
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EVES, Gemma Samatha appointed
director
2017-06-04
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HANKIN, Erin Brenda Monica appointed
director
2016-09-20
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accounts · AA
2016-06-25
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annual-return · AR01
2016-05-21
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officers · CH01
2015-09-29
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2013-05-23
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GILMOUR, Anne Marion Christobel resigned
secretary
2012-01-19
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SMITH, Peter John resigned
director
2011-12-31
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BRADLEY, Philip Martin, Dr resigned
director
2011-11-24
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CLOVERLEY, Martin resigned
director
2011-09-01
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GILMOUR, Anne Marion Christobel appointed
secretary
2011-09-01
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DE RICHARD D ' IVRY, Sarah resigned
director
2011-05-24
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HAVARD, Christina Marjorie resigned
director
2011-02-14
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STACEY, Susan Ann resigned
director
2010-06-01
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DE RICHARD D ' IVRY, Sarah appointed
director
2010-06-01
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STACEY, Susan Ann appointed
director
2010-02-18
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THOMSON, Robert Murray resigned
director
2008-09-04
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BRADLEY, Philip Martin, Dr appointed
director
2008-09-04
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CLOVERLEY, Martin appointed
director
2008-09-04
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MAJOR, Mari resigned
director
2007-05-24
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PEMBERTON, Mark William resigned
director
2006-11-23
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AYRTON, Benedict resigned
director
2006-11-23
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GIBBS, Gareth Robert resigned
director
2006-11-23
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WILLIAMS, Thomas Charles resigned
director
2006-08-21
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ANDERSON, John Brian resigned
director
2006-07-18
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ETHERTON, Tricia resigned
director
2005-09-08
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LOVEGROVE, Marjorie Ann appointed
secretary
2005-09-08
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HAVARD, Christina Marjorie resigned
secretary
2005-07-19
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ETHERTON, Tricia appointed
director
2005-07-19
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WARD, Jane Gwendoline appointed
director
2005-05-24
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BOCKING, Chris appointed
director
2005-05-24
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HOMER, Keith appointed
director
2004-09-09
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AYRTON, Benedict appointed
director
2004-06-24
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MAJOR, Mari appointed
director
2004-06-01
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GIBBS, Gareth Robert appointed
director
2003-09-11
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LOVEGROVE, Marjorie Ann appointed
director
2002-06-24
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LOVEGROVE, Hugh Hastings resigned
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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1992-05-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

Redbridge Drama Centre Churchfields

South Woodford

London

Essex

E18 2RB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-11

Last: 2025-05-28