MANCHESTER CITY GALLERIES TRUST

🌳Matureactive

03053689 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1995-05-05

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Museum activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

37 officers (9 active, 37 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

131 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (86 events)Click to expand

2025-12-10
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accounts · AA
2025-09-23
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officers · AP01
2025-09-23
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officers · CH01
2025-09-04
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ABBOTTS, Lynette Mary appointed
director
2024-12-18
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accounts · AA
2024-12-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-12
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officers · TM01
2024-12-06
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LINDSAY, Steven James appointed
director
2024-12-06
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TAYLOR-O'BRIEN, Helen Jane appointed
director
2024-12-06
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MYCOCK, James Robert resigned
director
2024-12-06
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WILLIAMS, John Matthew resigned
director
2024-09-06
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officers · TM01
2024-09-05
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PULFORD, Richard Guy resigned
director
2024-05-30
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officers · AP01
2024-05-17
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STEPHENSON, Roger Francis appointed
director
2023-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-10
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HETHERINGTON, Thom resigned
director
2023-11-07
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incorporation · MA
2023-08-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-28
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BARILLOVA, Viktoria appointed
director
2023-07-28
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DUNBAR, Zoe Claire appointed
director
2023-05-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
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SANDBACH, Julian John resigned
director
2022-11-11
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VAN DEN HOUTEN, Pieternella Cornelia resigned
director
2022-05-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-05
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PALMER, Andrew Graham appointed
director
2021-11-05
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WOOD, Stuart Paul appointed
director
2021-11-05
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ENTWISTLE, Timothy John resigned
director
2021-05-07
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PULFORD, Richard Guy appointed
director
2020-06-18
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TAYLOR-O'BRIEN, Helen Jane resigned
director
2019-11-01
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MOSS, Robert James resigned
director
2019-11-01
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VAN DEN HOUTEN, Pieternella Cornelia appointed
director
2018-10-19
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BLOXHAM, Joanne resigned
director
2018-10-19
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STEPHENSON, Margaret resigned
director
2018-09-14
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PARELLO, Mark resigned
director
2018-02-01
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MYCOCK, James Robert appointed
director
2018-02-01
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WILLIAMS, John Matthew appointed
director
2017-11-03
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HAUGH, Rachel Jane resigned
director
2017-04-18
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HETHERINGTON, Thom appointed
director
2017-02-01
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ENTWISTLE, Timothy John appointed
director
2016-11-25
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HARVEY, Joanne Susan resigned
director
2015-06-01
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SANDBACH, Julian John appointed
director
2014-09-11
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HARVEY, Joanne Susan appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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AKAI LIVE LTD→ 16003404 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ALPHA LEISURE AMUSEMENTS LTD→ 07899405 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
AP CHORAL LTD→ 16076678 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
APPLEBY CASTLE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED→ 08610962 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
ARETE FITNESS LTD→ 15983735 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ARTS PROJECTS LTD→ 08899974 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
AS ASSETS LTD→ 14610547 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
ASB ARTS LTD→ 14612333 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
ASBCMCR LTD→ 16508701 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1995-05-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

Manchester Art Gallery

Mosley Street

Manchester

M2 3JL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-19

Last: 2026-05-05