ALTRINCHAM GARRICK SOCIETY LIMITED

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02899281 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1994-02-17

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 26.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 26.6y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 26.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

37 officers (7 active, 37 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

144 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (91 events)Click to expand

2026-04-06
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2025-11-20
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2025-11-20
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officers · TM02
2025-11-14
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TOMLINSON, Charles James resigned
secretary
2025-11-14
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TOMLINSON, Charles James resigned
director
2025-10-08
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2025-10-08
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2025-10-01
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KERSHAW, Louise Amanda appointed
director
2025-10-01
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MOORE, Sudipta appointed
director
2025-05-14
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accounts · AA
2025-02-06
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2025-02-04
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SAMPLE, Nicholas Jeremy Charles appointed
director
2024-12-17
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officers · TM01
2024-11-30
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BEDDY, James David resigned
director
2024-04-13
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accounts · AA
2024-01-26
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officers · CH01
2024-01-26
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2024-01-22
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WALLA, Raymond Brian resigned
director
2023-04-08
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accounts · AA
2022-11-29
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2022-11-28
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WALLA, Raymond Brian appointed
director
2022-06-29
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accounts · AA
2021-07-19
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accounts · AA
2020-12-09
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officers · CH01
2020-11-27
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officers · AP01
2020-11-24
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MCKIE, Trevor Brian appointed
director
2020-07-22
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officers · AP03
2020-07-22
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officers · TM01
2020-07-20
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TOMLINSON, Charles James appointed
secretary
2020-07-15
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MCGUIRE, Sandra resigned
secretary
2020-07-15
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MCGUIRE, Sandra resigned
director
2019-03-06
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COLLINS, Nina Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-10-23
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WALKER, April Kelly appointed
director
2017-12-06
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COLLINS, Nina Elizabeth appointed
director
2017-07-12
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MAZURKIEWICZ CITRINE, David Peter appointed
director
2017-05-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-03-28
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Charge satisfied #2
2016-09-15
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CITRINE, David Peter resigned
director
2016-06-01
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NOAR, Geoffrey Alan resigned
director
2016-01-19
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MYERSON, Neil Esmond resigned
director
2015-09-21
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FENSOME, Ian Stewart resigned
director
2015-09-21
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TOMLINSON, Charles James appointed
director
2013-03-28
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FAIRCLOUGH, Verity Mary resigned
director
2013-01-22
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BEDDY, James David appointed
director
2012-03-22
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FENSOME, Ian Stewart appointed
director
2012-01-19
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BEDDY, James David resigned
director
2012-01-19
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CITRINE, David Peter appointed
director
2011-10-17
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WETHERILL, Christopher resigned
director
2011-08-02
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MCGUIRE, Sandra appointed
secretary
2011-08-02
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NOAR, Geoffrey Alan resigned
secretary

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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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: TOMLINSON, Charles James resigned 2025-11-14; TOMLINSON, Charles James resigned 2025-11-14

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1994-02-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

The Garrick Playhouse

Barrington Road

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA14 1HZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-03

Last: 2026-02-17