ABERTILLERY & DISTRICT MUSEUM SOCIETY

🌳Matureactive

03286610 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-12-02

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (7 active, 27 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

123 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (70 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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officers · AP01
2026-02-13
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officers · AP01
2026-01-30
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BEARCROFT, Peggy appointed
director
2026-01-30
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GALLOWAY, Kay appointed
director
2025-12-18
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officers · TM01
2025-12-17
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BEARCROFT, Peggy resigned
director
2025-11-30
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officers · TM01
2025-11-25
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COOK, Trevor James resigned
director
2025-09-08
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accounts · AA
2025-08-21
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officers · CH01
2025-08-20
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officers · CH01
2025-08-04
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2025-08-04
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2025-08-03
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2025-08-03
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2025-08-03
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officers · CH01
2025-08-03
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officers · CH03
2024-12-12
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officers · TM01
2024-11-29
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GILSON, Richard resigned
director
2024-09-12
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accounts · AA
2024-03-09
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2024-03-07
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PURCHASE, Michael Godfrey resigned
director
2024-01-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2023-12-09
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officers · AP03
2023-12-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-09
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officers · TM02
2023-12-08
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2023-11-17
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PRATLEY, Karen Ada appointed
secretary
2023-11-17
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PRICE, Jennifer resigned
secretary
2023-11-17
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GILSON, Richard appointed
director
2023-10-04
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accounts · AA
2023-08-18
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HARDING, Lucy Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-11-18
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EWERS, Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-11-18
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MURPHY, Gareth David appointed
director
2022-11-18
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GILSON, Richard resigned
director
2021-11-23
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PRATLEY, Karen Ada appointed
director
2021-11-23
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BEARCROFT, Donald Theo resigned
director
2020-12-05
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JONES, Bernard Joseph resigned
director
2020-10-13
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HARDING, Lucy Elizabeth appointed
director
2016-11-29
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DEAN, Enid resigned
director
2016-11-29
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PICKFORD, Roy resigned
director
2015-11-09
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PURCHASE, Michael Godfrey appointed
director
2015-11-09
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SELWAY, Ronald resigned
director
2014-11-24
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GILSON, Richard appointed
director
2014-01-10
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DANIELS, Nigel John, Councillor resigned
director
2012-10-29
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TRANTER, Sandra Valerie resigned
director
2011-10-31
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DANIELS, Nigel John, Councillor appointed
director
2010-12-06
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ROLES, Denis resigned
director
2010-12-06
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TRANTER, Sandra Valerie appointed
director
2009-11-30
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PITT, Robert Stanley resigned
director

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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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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: BEARCROFT, Peggy resigned 2025-12-17; COOK, Trevor James resigned 2025-11-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Gareth David Murphy Individual	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	17/11/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Jennifer Priceceased 17/11/2023· significant influence
Mr Donald Theo Bearcroftceased 23/11/2021· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1996-12-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Registered office

The Metropole

Market Street

Abertillery

Gwent

NP13 1AH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-01

Last: 2025-12-18