WOLVERHAMPTON ARTS CENTRE LTD.

🌳Matureactive

03340600 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-03-26

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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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 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

54 officers (11 active, 54 linked, 49 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

161 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

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (118 events)Click to expand

2026-04-07
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2026-04-02
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2026-04-02
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2026-04-02
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officers · CH01
2026-03-31
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PALLAN-JHALI, Sunita resigned
director
2026-03-26
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officers · TM01
2025-12-27
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accounts · AA
2025-06-03
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-20
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BLUNT, Joanna resigned
director
2024-12-16
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accounts · AA
2024-01-15
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2024-01-04
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2024-01-04
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2024-01-03
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2023-12-12
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COURT, Lynn Marie appointed
director
2023-12-12
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BLUNT, Joanna appointed
director
2023-12-12
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HARVEY, Robert Davenport resigned
director
2023-03-31
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officers · TM01
2023-03-31
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2023-03-14
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BARROW, James Michael resigned
director
2023-01-04
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2022-12-12
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2022-12-12
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2022-12-12
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2022-02-10
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KERR, Olivia Dawn appointed
director
2022-01-10
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2021-12-21
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RODEN, Thomas David appointed
director
2021-12-21
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PALLAN-JHALI, Sunita appointed
director
2021-12-08
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KAUR, Sukvinder resigned
director
2021-12-08
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2020-12-16
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DOWNS, Wendy Ann appointed
director
2019-03-18
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HICKMAN, Laura Jane resigned
director
2019-03-18
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PENNINGTON-YATES, Kesia Michelle resigned
director
2019-02-28
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WRIGHT, Trevelyan Hamilton Lingen appointed
secretary
2019-02-28
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MCGOWAN, Christine Mary resigned
secretary
2018-01-16
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RICHINGS, Frederick Philip appointed
director
2017-07-18
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TAYLOR, Ryan appointed
director
2016-12-20
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PETERS, Gerald John resigned
director
2016-01-19
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KAUR, Sukvinder appointed
director
2015-12-08
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CAMPBELL, Ann Marcella resigned
director
2015-12-08
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HARVEY, Robert Davenport appointed
director
2015-12-08
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HICKMAN, Laura Jane appointed
director
2015-12-08
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PENNINGTON-YATES, Kesia Michelle appointed
director
2015-05-19
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WALKER, Zara Elizabeth resigned
director
2015-01-14
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KNOX, Dianne Elizabeth resigned
director
2014-11-11
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CAMPBELL, Tonia resigned
director
2014-11-11
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WALKER, Zara Elizabeth appointed
director
2013-08-15
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FERREDAY, Diane Louise resigned
director
2013-02-19
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CARTWRIGHT, Martin John appointed
director
2013-02-12
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SHELTON, Curtis Miles appointed
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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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 ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-06-03: certificate-change-of-name-company

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1997-03-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

Newhampton Arts Centre

Dunkley Street

Wolverhampton

WV1 4AN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-09

Last: 2026-03-26