ABOUT TIME THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02725103 · ltd · incorporated 1992-06-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-24
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  4. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-07-20
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  13. 2014-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-07-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2009-03-03
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    PARSONS, Lynn Margaret appointed
    secretary
  16. 2009-03-02
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    MCAULIFFE, Katherine Mary resigned
    secretary
  17. 2005-06-30
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    MCAULIFFE, Katherine Mary appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-06-30
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    MCAULIFFE, Raphael Patrick resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-06-29
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    PARSONS, Lynn Margaret resigned
    director
  20. 2002-07-01
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    PARSONS, Lynn Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 1995-01-01
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    BARDEN, Nigel resigned
    director
  22. 1992-06-28
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    BARDEN, Nigel appointed
    director
  23. 1992-06-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ABOUT TIME THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED
  24. 1992-06-23
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    MCAULIFFE, Raphael Patrick appointed
    director
  25. 1992-06-23
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    MCAULIFFE, Raphael Patrick appointed
    secretary
  26. 1992-06-23
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1992-06-23
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1992-06-23
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1992-06-23
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Raphael Patrick Mcauliffe
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest02/06/2016

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
Incorporated1992-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

22 Portsmouth Avenue
Thames Ditton
Surrey
KT7 0RT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

PARSONS, Lynn Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCAULIFFE, Raphael Patrick→
director · ~64y · appointed 1992-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCAULIFFE, Katherine Mary→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-30 · resigned 2009-03-02
Resigned
MCAULIFFE, Raphael Patrick→
secretary · appointed 1992-06-23 · resigned 2005-06-30
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-06-23 · resigned 1992-06-23
Resigned
BARDEN, Nigel→
director · ~67y · appointed 1992-06-28 · resigned 1995-01-01
Resigned
PARSONS, Lynn Margaret→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2004-06-29
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-06-23 · resigned 1992-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-08