BISHOP'S STORTFORD SINFONIA LTD.

🌳Matureactive

04318068 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-11-06

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£8.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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: medium (77/100)

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

15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

86 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £8,025

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£8k

↑ 59% YoY

Current Assets

£17k

↑ 409% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£15.0k	£1.3k
Current assets	£16.5k	£3.2k
Net assets	£8.0k	£5.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
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WOODWARD, Colin Bernard resigned
director
2025-11-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
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officers · AP03
2020-11-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-17
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BARRINGER, Tanya Carmen appointed
secretary
2020-08-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-01
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WEBB, Margaret appointed
director
2020-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-12-01
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PREVER, Malcolm Morris resigned
director
2018-12-01
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WATT, James Allen Alexander resigned
director
2018-04-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-08-10
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GILLIVER, Simon Matthew appointed
secretary
2017-08-10
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GILLIVER, Simon Matthew appointed
director
2017-08-10
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DRIVER, Danny resigned
secretary
2017-08-10
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DRIVER, Danny Amir resigned
director
2017-06-01
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BRUCE-JONES, John Gordon appointed
director
2017-06-01
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CRAXTON, Jane Elizabeth Helga resigned
director
2017-06-01
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PREVER, Malcolm Morris appointed
director
2017-06-01
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WILLAN, Peter James resigned
director
2017-06-01
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WOODWARD, Colin Bernard appointed
director
2006-11-06
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WILLCOCKS, Jonathan Peter resigned
director
2006-02-15
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WILLAN, Peter James appointed
director
2002-07-31
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DRIVER, Danny appointed
secretary
2002-07-31
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MILLER, Rebecca resigned
director
2001-11-06
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Company incorporated
As BISHOP'S STORTFORD SINFONIA LTD.
2001-11-06
➕
MILLER, Rebecca appointed
secretary
2001-11-06
➕
CRAXTON, Jane Elizabeth Helga appointed
director
2001-11-06
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DRIVER, Danny Amir appointed
director
2001-11-06
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MILLER, Rebecca appointed
director
2001-11-06
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WATT, James Allen Alexander appointed
director
2001-11-06
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WILLCOCKS, Jonathan Peter 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

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Rebecca Sharon Miller Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 09/1975 · age 51	—	—	board controlboard control	06/11/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Danny Amir Driverceased 10/08/2017· board control

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

Incorporated2001-11-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

50 Ross Close

Saffron Walden

CB11 4AY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-20

Last: 2025-11-06