BROMYARD FOLK FESTIVAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03614426 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-08-12
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
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-05
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  2. 2024-09-22
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  3. 2023-06-26
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  4. 2022-07-19
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  5. 2021-07-07
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  6. 2020-08-18
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  7. 2019-05-29
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  8. 2019-05-13
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    JONES, Mark David Brychan resigned
    director
  9. 2019-03-13
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  10. 2018-09-14
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  11. 2017-06-21
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  12. 2017-02-14
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  13. 2017-02-14
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  14. 2017-02-01
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    GRANT, Ross Alexander Aitken appointed
    director
  15. 2017-02-01
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    WALKER, James David appointed
    director
  16. 2016-04-05
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  17. 2015-08-31
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  18. 2015-03-17
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  19. 2014-09-01
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    BORDEWEY, David Brian appointed
    director
  20. 2014-02-08
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    PRICE, Ernest John resigned
    director
  21. 2009-01-21
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    JONES, Mark David Brychan appointed
    director
  22. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    PRICE, Ernest John appointed
    director
  23. 2007-06-04
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    GRANT, Alexander David resigned
    director
  24. 2007-01-21
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    BARKER, Lynne Jeanette Frances appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-01-21
    ➖
    JONES, Ann Janet resigned
    secretary
  26. 2007-01-21
    ➖
    JONES, Ann Janet resigned
    director
  27. 2007-01-21
    ➖
    SMART, Bernard Reginald resigned
    director
  28. 2006-02-26
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    HANLON, Meg Emma resigned
    director
  29. 2004-02-22
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    HANLON, Meg Emma appointed
    director
  30. 2003-02-19
    ➕
    GRANT, Alexander David appointed
    director
  31. 2003-02-09
    ➕
    BARKER, Lynne Jeanette Frances appointed
    director
  32. 2002-12-19
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    DIXON, Patrick Edward appointed
    director
  33. 2001-03-09
    ➖
    ISLES, Douglas Ernest resigned
    director
  34. 2000-08-01
    ➖
    RUTTER, Paul Dominic Scarre resigned
    director
  35. 1999-09-19
    ➕
    JONES, Ann Janet appointed
    director
  36. 1998-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BROMYARD FOLK FESTIVAL LIMITED
  37. 1998-08-12
    ➕
    JONES, Ann Janet appointed
    secretary
  38. 1998-08-12
    ➕
    ISLES, Douglas Ernest appointed
    director
  39. 1998-08-12
    ➕
    RUTTER, Paul Dominic Scarre appointed
    director
  40. 1998-08-12
    ➕
    SMART, Bernard Reginald appointed
    director

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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1998-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Bush Bank
Suckley
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR6 5DR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (6 active · 9 resigned)

BARKER, Lynne Jeanette Frances→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKER, Lynne Jeanette Frances→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-02-09
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Active
BORDEWEY, David Brian→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-09-01
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Active
DIXON, Patrick Edward→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-12-19
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Active
GRANT, Ross Alexander Aitken→
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-02-01
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Active
WALKER, James David→
director · ~31y · appointed 2017-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Ann Janet→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-12 · resigned 2007-01-21
Resigned
GRANT, Alexander David→
director · ~82y · appointed 2003-02-19 · resigned 2007-06-04
Resigned
HANLON, Meg Emma→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-02-22 · resigned 2006-02-26
Resigned
ISLES, Douglas Ernest→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-08-12 · resigned 2001-03-09
Resigned
JONES, Ann Janet→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-09-19 · resigned 2007-01-21
Resigned
JONES, Mark David Brychan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-01-21 · resigned 2019-05-13
Resigned
PRICE, Ernest John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2014-02-08
Resigned
RUTTER, Paul Dominic Scarre→
director · ~75y · appointed 1998-08-12 · resigned 2000-08-01
Resigned
SMART, Bernard Reginald→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-08-12 · resigned 2007-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-18
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officers · TM01
2019-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-13