ACTION FOR ARTS TRUST LTD

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04390384 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-03-08

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£23.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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

28 officers (3 active, 28 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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 £23,698

Net assets shrinking

Down £7,493 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£24k

↓ 24% YoY

Current Assets

£28k

↓ 8.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£23.7k	£31.2k
Current assets	£28.5k	£31.2k
Net assets	£23.7k	£31.2k

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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-31
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officers · TM01
2026-01-28
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NAYER, Sonam resigned
director
2026-01-15
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officers · TM01
2026-01-15
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officers · TM01
2026-01-15
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officers · TM01
2026-01-13
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officers · AP01
2026-01-12
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BRADSHAW, Paul Godfrey resigned
director
2026-01-12
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EDWARDS, Simon resigned
director
2026-01-12
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MINVIELLE, Anthony resigned
director
2026-01-09
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JONES, Stephen Allan appointed
director
2025-12-01
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accounts · AA
2025-11-10
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officers · AP01
2025-11-05
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HISCOX, Carol appointed
director
2024-12-12
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accounts · AA
2023-11-28
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2022-11-14
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2021-12-09
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2020-11-10
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accounts · AA
2020-01-13
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officers · AP01
2020-01-09
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BRADSHAW, Paul Godfrey appointed
director
2019-12-28
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accounts · AA
2019-05-20
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officers · TM01
2019-05-20
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officers · AP01
2019-05-07
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FAIRHURST, Andrew George resigned
director
2019-05-07
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NAYER, Sonam appointed
director
2019-01-18
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CARD, Michael John resigned
director
2019-01-18
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MINVIELLE, Anthony appointed
director
2018-12-20
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BAYES KITCHER, Paul resigned
director
2017-03-31
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FAIRHURST, Andrew George appointed
director
2017-03-31
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OUTTEN, Nicholas James resigned
director
2017-01-20
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CARTER, Alison Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2016-10-29
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OUTTEN, Nicholas James appointed
director
2016-06-20
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WILLIAMS, Nicola resigned
director
2015-11-19
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CARTER, Alison Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2015-07-09
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BEARDOW, Alan Malcolm resigned
secretary
2015-07-09
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BEARDOW, Alan Malcolm resigned
director
2015-07-09
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EDGE, Adam Julian Emile resigned
director
2015-03-02
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WILLIAMS, Martin James appointed
director
2015-03-02
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CARD, Michael John appointed
director
2015-01-16
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EDWARDS, Simon appointed
director
2014-12-30
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GUMMER, Linda Margaret resigned
director
2014-12-30
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ROCHELLE, Karen June resigned
director
2013-12-19
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BEARDOW, Alan Malcolm appointed
secretary
2013-12-19
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JONES, Karen resigned
secretary
2013-12-19
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BEARDOW, Alan Malcolm appointed
director
2013-12-19
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JONES, Karen resigned
director
2013-12-19
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WILLIAMS, Nicola appointed
director
2008-09-30
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ROCHELLE, Karen June appointed
director
2008-09-30
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ROEBUCK, Simon resigned
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

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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: BRADSHAW, Paul Godfrey resigned 2026-01-12; EDWARDS, Simon resigned 2026-01-12; MINVIELLE, Anthony resigned 2026-01-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Martin James Williams Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	01/02/2017

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

Incorporated2002-03-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

70 Pen Y Bryn Road

Colwyn Bay

Clwyd

LL29 6AL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-22

Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (3 active · 25 resigned)

HISCOX, Carol→

director · ~53y · appointed 2025-11-05

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Active

JONES, Stephen Allan→

director · ~68y · appointed 2026-01-09

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Active

WILLIAMS, Martin James→

director · ~49y · appointed 2015-03-02

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Active

BEARDOW, Alan Malcolm→

secretary · appointed 2013-12-19 · resigned 2015-07-09

Resigned

BROWN, David→

secretary · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2006-03-31

Resigned

CARTER, Alison Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2015-11-19 · resigned 2017-01-20

Resigned

JONES, Karen→

secretary · appointed 2006-04-19 · resigned 2013-12-19

Resigned

BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-08 · resigned 2002-03-14

Resigned

BAYES KITCHER, Paul→

director · ~59y · appointed 2005-04-11 · resigned 2018-12-20

Resigned

BEARDOW, Alan Malcolm→

director · ~80y · appointed 2013-12-19 · resigned 2015-07-09

Resigned

BRADSHAW, Paul Godfrey→

director · ~75y · appointed 2020-01-09 · resigned 2026-01-12

Resigned

BROWN, David→

director · ~79y · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2006-03-31

Resigned

CARD, Michael John→

director · ~61y · appointed 2015-03-02 · resigned 2019-01-18

Resigned

EDGE, Adam Julian Emile→

director · ~46y · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2015-07-09

Resigned

EDGE, Adam Julian Emile→

director · ~46y · appointed 2005-06-03 · resigned 2006-04-18

Resigned

EDWARDS, Simon→

director · ~54y · appointed 2015-01-16 · resigned 2026-01-12

Resigned

FAIRHURST, Andrew George→

director · ~54y · appointed 2017-03-31 · resigned 2019-05-07

Resigned

GUMMER, Linda Margaret→

director · ~77y · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2014-12-30

Resigned

HALEY, Roy→

director · ~79y · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2003-10-06

Resigned

JONES, Karen→

director · ~68y · appointed 2005-04-11 · resigned 2013-12-19

Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-30

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officers · RP01AP01

2026-03-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-15

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officers · TM01

2026-01-15

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officers · TM01

2026-01-15

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officers · AP01

2026-01-13

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accounts · AA

2025-12-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-11-10

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-12

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-11-14