CAVALCADE OF COSTUME LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03135360 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1995-12-07

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 2023

Net worth

£328.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Museum activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

31 officers (7 active, 31 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

146 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £328,853

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£329k

Current Assets

£72k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2023-12-31
Total assets	£328.9k
Current assets	£72.0k
Net assets	£328.9k

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

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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officers · CH03
2025-12-22
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officers · TM01
2025-12-18
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STEVENS, Sarah Jane resigned
director
2025-12-16
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officers · AP03
2025-12-15
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officers · TM01
2025-12-02
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PRIDE, Rebecca Lucy appointed
secretary
2025-12-02
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OLIVER, Kaitlin Briana, Trustee resigned
director
2025-10-07
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accounts · AA
2025-05-16
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officers · AP01
2025-05-16
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2025-05-16
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2025-05-13
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officers · CH01
2025-05-13
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officers · AP01
2025-05-13
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officers · TM01
2025-05-13
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2025-05-13
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officers · TM01
2025-04-28
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WALKER, Stella resigned
director
2024-12-31
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O'SHEA, Sally Maria resigned
director
2024-10-29
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accounts · AA
2024-09-23
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GLINSKI, Anya appointed
director
2024-09-23
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HOLMES, Rosemary Jill appointed
director
2024-09-23
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MITCHENER, Rebecca Clare appointed
director
2024-09-23
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STEVENS, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2024-02-26
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LONGLEY, Jean Frances resigned
director
2023-11-13
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LINDLAR, John appointed
director
2023-10-17
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officers · AP01
2023-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
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O'SHEA, Sally Maria appointed
director
2022-08-14
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SIMS, David Murray resigned
secretary
2022-08-14
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SIMS, David Murray resigned
director
2022-08-14
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-10
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officers · TM01
2022-05-26
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STRONG, David resigned
director
2021-06-10
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OLIVER, Kaitlin Briana, Trustee appointed
director
2020-09-03
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SIMS, David Murray appointed
secretary
2020-09-03
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SIMS, David Murray resigned
secretary
2020-04-14
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RATUSZNIAK, Annette Frances resigned
director
2019-09-30
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SIMS, David Murray appointed
secretary
2019-09-30
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SIMS, Murray resigned
secretary
2019-09-30
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WILLIAMSON, Elaine resigned
director
2019-09-01
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PENNY, Anthony Frank Lewis resigned
director
2019-03-26
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BOUTELLE, Gordon resigned
director
2018-09-24
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STRONG, David resigned
secretary
2018-09-17
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PRIDE, Rebecca Lucy appointed
director
2018-09-17
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SIMS, Murray appointed
secretary
2018-06-11
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SIMS, David Murray appointed
director
2018-04-10
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WALTER, Helen Margaret, Dr 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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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: OLIVER, Kaitlin Briana, Trustee resigned 2025-12-02; STEVENS, Sarah Jane resigned 2025-12-18

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1995-12-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

Lime Tree House

The Plocks

Blandford Forum

Dorset

DT11 7AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-20

Last: 2025-12-06