NORFOLK NELSON MUSEUM (ENTERPRISES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04110756 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-20
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Museum activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,964

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£10k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£10k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£10.0k£10.0k
Current assets£10.0k£10.0k
Net assets£10.0k£10.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2023-12-18
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  4. 2022-12-28
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  5. 2021-11-29
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  6. 2021-03-30
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  7. 2019-12-23
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  8. 2018-12-20
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  9. 2018-10-29
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  10. 2018-03-02
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    FISKE, Ronald Clive resigned
    director
  11. 2017-12-15
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  12. 2016-12-20
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  13. 2015-12-23
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  14. 2015-11-25
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    BARTRAM, Noel Frederick appointed
    secretary
  15. 2015-11-25
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    FULLER, Malcolm Howard resigned
    secretary
  16. 2015-11-25
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    FULLER, Malcolm Howard resigned
    director
  17. 2015-11-25
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  18. 2015-11-25
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  19. 2015-11-25
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  20. 2013-04-01
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    TURNER, Benjamin Burgess appointed
    director
  21. 2010-11-10
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    LEWIS, Charles Hylton resigned
    director
  22. 2010-06-20
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    BARTRAM, Noel Frederick appointed
    director
  23. 2006-01-09
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    MOLLARD, Thomas William resigned
    director
  24. 2001-05-08
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    FULLER, Malcolm Howard appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-05-08
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    POOLEY, Maureen resigned
    nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-05-08
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    FISKE, Ronald Clive appointed
    director
  27. 2001-05-08
    ➕
    FULLER, Malcolm Howard appointed
    director
  28. 2001-05-08
    ➕
    LEWIS, Charles Hylton appointed
    director
  29. 2001-05-08
    ➕
    MOLLARD, Thomas William appointed
    director
  30. 2001-05-08
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    PICKERSGILL, Dominic James resigned
    director
  31. 2001-05-08
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    POOLEY, Maureen resigned
    nominee-director
  32. 2000-11-20
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    Company incorporated
    As NORFOLK NELSON MUSEUM (ENTERPRISES) LIMITED
  33. 2000-11-20
    ➕
    POOLEY, Maureen appointed
    nominee-secretary
  34. 2000-11-20
    ➕
    PICKERSGILL, Dominic James appointed
    director
  35. 2000-11-20
    ➕
    POOLEY, Maureen appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

38 Europa Way
Martineau Lane
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 2EN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

BARTRAM, Noel Frederick→
secretary · appointed 2015-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTRAM, Noel Frederick→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURNER, Benjamin Burgess→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FULLER, Malcolm Howard→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-08 · resigned 2015-11-25
Resigned
POOLEY, Maureen→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-20 · resigned 2001-05-08
Resigned
FISKE, Ronald Clive→
director · ~88y · appointed 2001-05-08 · resigned 2018-03-02
Resigned
FULLER, Malcolm Howard→
director · ~91y · appointed 2001-05-08 · resigned 2015-11-25
Resigned
LEWIS, Charles Hylton→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-05-08 · resigned 2010-11-10
Resigned
MOLLARD, Thomas William→
director · ~99y · appointed 2001-05-08 · resigned 2006-01-09
Resigned
PICKERSGILL, Dominic James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-11-20 · resigned 2001-05-08
Resigned
POOLEY, Maureen→
nominee-director · ~80y · appointed 2000-11-20 · resigned 2001-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

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2025-12-01
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2024-12-30
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2024-11-26
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2023-12-18
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2023-11-21
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2022-12-28
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2022-11-23
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2021-11-29
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2021-11-23
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2021-03-30
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2020-12-07
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2019-12-23
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2019-12-17
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2018-12-20