BURNLEY YOUTH THEATRE

🌳Matureactive

03178207 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-03-26

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 21.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.1y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 21.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

78 officers (13 active, 78 linked, 66 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

230 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (166 events)Click to expand

2026-06-22
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2026-06-18
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2026-06-10
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officers · CH01
2025-10-28
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accounts · AA
2025-06-12
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2025-05-15
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2025-05-15
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officers · TM02
2025-05-05
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HOLLIDAY, Victoria Anne appointed
director
2025-04-11
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officers · AP03
2025-04-10
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ALLEN, David Hugh Richard appointed
secretary
2025-04-10
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METCALFE, Karen resigned
secretary
2025-03-17
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DAVIES, Gareth Michael appointed
director
2024-12-06
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accounts · AA
2024-12-05
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2024-11-26
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MIRZA, Mukhtar Ahmed appointed
director
2024-08-16
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2024-08-15
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HOLLIDAY, Victoria Anne resigned
director
2024-05-09
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2024-05-02
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ASHBY, Deborah Louise resigned
director
2024-03-22
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2024-03-22
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2024-03-22
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2023-12-16
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2023-11-22
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CLARKE, Holly resigned
director
2023-11-22
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GOULDING, James Jeremiah resigned
director
2023-11-22
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JAVID, Awais resigned
director
2022-12-30
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accounts · AA
2022-08-23
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2022-08-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-18
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METCALFE, Karen appointed
secretary
2022-08-18
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WEST, Lindsey resigned
secretary
2022-05-09
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-05-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-12-17
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CLARKE, Holly appointed
director
2021-12-17
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GOULDING, James Jeremiah appointed
director
2021-12-17
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HOLLIDAY, Victoria Anne appointed
director
2021-12-17
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JAVID, Awais appointed
director
2021-12-02
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METCALFE, Karen resigned
secretary
2021-12-02
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WEST, Lindsey appointed
secretary
2021-09-21
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SHAW, Joseph appointed
director
2021-09-21
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SHAW, Joseph appointed
director
2021-09-21
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SHAW, Joseph resigned
director
2021-06-08
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CLARKE, Kevin resigned
director
2021-06-08
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MAYER, Alex resigned
director
2021-04-29
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BARNETT, Catherine resigned
director
2020-04-09
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PRESTON, Anthony resigned
secretary
2020-04-08
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PRESTON, Anthony Edward appointed
director
2019-12-14
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DIXON, Lisa Marie appointed
director
2019-10-14
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COSGROVE, Clare resigned
director
2019-04-01
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PRESTON, Anthony appointed
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

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-30

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1996-03-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

Burnley Youth Theatre

Queens Park Road

Burnley

Lancashire

BB10 3LB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-30OVERDUE

Last: 2025-05-16