THE CUSTOMS HOUSE TRUST LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02848282 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1993-08-26
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90030Artistic creation
- 90040Operation of arts facilities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
93 officers (12 active, 93 linked, 86 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
278 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 7 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
12
filings
- • 11 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (199 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-04➖MITCHELL, Simon John resigneddirector
- 2026-01-30➕CARTER, Jane appointeddirector
- 2026-01-30➕COTTAM, David George appointeddirector
- 2026-01-30➕FAY, Margaret appointeddirector
- 2026-01-30➕HALL, Tom appointeddirector
- 2026-01-30➕ORD, Richard Colman appointeddirector
- 2026-01-30➕SPENCER, Raymond appointeddirector
- 2025-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-21➖BARRETT, Laura Gray resigneddirector
- 2025-12-19➖WHITE, Paul Garry resigneddirector
- 2025-12-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-01➖FARRAR, Ian resigneddirector
- 2025-11-23➖LAVERICK, Jill resigneddirector
- 2025-10-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-14➖ANDERSON, Sonya resigneddirector
- 2025-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-06➖PATTERSON, Michael resigneddirector
- 2025-07-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-30➖CORPE, Stephen Michael resigneddirector
- 2025-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-28➕YOUNG, Desmond appointeddirector
- 2025-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-30➕JACKSON, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2024-12-30➕ANDERSON, Sonya appointeddirector
- 2024-12-30➕CORPE, Stephen Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-12-30➕LAVERICK, Jill appointeddirector
- 2024-12-30➕WHITE, Paul Garry appointeddirector
- 2024-11-25➖FAY, Margaret resigneddirector
- 2024-11-25➖FINNON, Stephanie resigneddirector
- 2024-11-25➖SIMMONS, Claire Nicola resigneddirector
- 2024-11-25➖WIGGINS, Vivienne Claire resigneddirector
- 2023-11-13➖COTTAM, David George resigneddirector
- 2023-11-12➖COOKE, Carol Elizabeth resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 199 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·8 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ANDERSON, Sonya resigned 2025-10-14; BARRETT, Laura Gray resigned 2025-12-21; CORPE, Stephen Michael resigned 2025-06-30
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1993-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
The Customs House
Mill Dam
South Shields
Tyne & Wear
NE33 1ES
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26
Officers (12 active · 81 resigned)
Active
CARTER, Jane→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2026-01-30
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COTTAM, David George→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2026-01-30
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CZESTOCHOWSKI, Eddie→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-04-25
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DAWES, Ken, Councillor→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-06-13
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FAY, Margaret→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2026-01-30
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Active
JACKSON, Adrian→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-12-30
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ORD, Richard Colman→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2026-01-30
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PLOUVIEZ, Arabella→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-03-27
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SPENCER, Raymond→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2026-01-30
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YOUNG, Desmond→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-04-28
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BOYLE, Bernadetta Bridget→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 1994-09-01
BURN, Claire Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2019-10-03
HALTER, Robert E→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-04-04 · resigned 1996-07-16
MEDHURST, Alexander Allan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-09-07 · resigned 1995-04-04
POTTS, Christopher Ellwood→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-07-16 · resigned 2016-09-20
WRIGHT, Grahame, Professor→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-09-20 · resigned 2018-07-03
ABDULLAH, Yusef Hassen→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-01-16 · resigned 2019-12-18
ALAM, Shuley→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-03-20 · resigned 2020-08-03
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Recent filings (278 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-02-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08