LUDLOW MARCHES FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL

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04230963 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-06-08

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£63.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

42 officers (6 active, 42 linked, 38 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

144 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £63,747

Net assets shrinking

Down £62,117 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£64k

↓ 49% YoY

Current Assets

£82k

↓ 47% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£73.1k	£146.3k
Current assets	£81.6k	£153.7k
Net assets	£63.7k	£125.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (99 events)Click to expand

2026-06-17
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2026-04-21
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officers · TM01
2026-04-21
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2026-04-21
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officers · TM01
2026-04-08
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CHRISTIANSON, Gary Edwin appointed
director
2026-04-08
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CHANTLER, David John resigned
director
2026-04-08
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MUNDY, Nicholas John resigned
director
2026-02-11
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officers · TM01
2026-01-20
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officers · TM01
2026-01-01
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GUY, Stephen Thomas appointed
director
2025-12-31
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LLOYD, John Colin resigned
director
2025-12-31
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MOORE, Michael Thomas resigned
director
2025-10-07
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officers · TM01
2025-08-19
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CLEMMEY, Kenneth Lionel Martin appointed
director
2025-08-19
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2025-05-20
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2025-03-09
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EVANS, Thomas Ian resigned
director
2025-01-09
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officers · CH01
2025-01-09
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2025-01-09
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2025-01-09
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2024-11-30
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BUFTON, Max Kieron John resigned
director
2024-10-09
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2024-10-02
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2024-09-18
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2024-08-19
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2024-08-17
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EVANS, Thomas Ian appointed
director
2024-08-17
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KIDD, Graeme Allan appointed
director
2024-08-17
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KIDD, Graeme Allan resigned
director
2023-08-08
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accounts · AA
2023-07-28
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2023-06-06
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BEAN, Marcus resigned
director
2023-04-18
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BROADFIELD, Andrew appointed
director
2022-06-27
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accounts · AA
2021-10-19
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PURNELL, Adam Christopher appointed
director
2021-07-26
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MAILE, Philip Andrew resigned
director
2020-07-02
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BEAN, Marcus appointed
director
2020-07-02
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BUFTON, Max Kieron John appointed
director
2020-07-02
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FLEMING, John Graham resigned
director
2019-08-28
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MOORE, Michael Thomas appointed
director
2019-06-19
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MUNDY, Nicholas John appointed
director
2019-04-11
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CLEMMEY, Kenneth Lionel Martin resigned
director
2018-03-29
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LEGGETT, Stuart resigned
director
2017-09-04
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FLEMING, John Graham resigned
secretary
2017-06-09
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COOK, Peter David resigned
director
2017-06-09
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MCCAFFREY, William resigned
director
2016-07-21
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APPLETON, Margaret Osborne appointed
director
2016-07-21
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LEGGETT, Stuart appointed
director
2016-07-21
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LLOYD, John Colin appointed
director
2015-10-22
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HEATH, Beth resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CHANTLER, David John resigned 2026-04-08; LLOYD, John Colin resigned 2025-12-31; MOORE, Michael Thomas resigned 2025-12-31

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2001-06-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

81 Teme Street

Tenbury Wells

Worcestershire

WR15 8AE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-22

Last: 2026-06-08