CHESIL THEATRE SUPPLIES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
04404185 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-26
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-30
Average employees200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-13
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2016-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-04-07
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    HOLMES-GOOD, Michelle Louise appointed
    secretary
  15. 2016-03-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2005-05-12
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    GOOD, Nicholas Richard Francis appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-10-20
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    SADDINGTON, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-10-20
    ➖
    SADDINGTON, James Aaron resigned
    director
  20. 2004-10-20
    ➖
    SADDINGTON, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
    director
  21. 2003-02-28
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    SADDINGTON, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-01-28
    ➖
    WITTON, Lena Mary resigned
    secretary
  23. 2003-01-28
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    WITTON, Lena Mary resigned
    director
  24. 2002-03-26
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    Company incorporated
    As CHESIL THEATRE SUPPLIES LTD.
  25. 2002-03-26
    ➕
    GOOD, Nicholas Richard Francis appointed
    director
  26. 2002-03-26
    ➕
    HYDE, Jason Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2002-03-26
    ➕
    WITTON, Lena Mary appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-03-26
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-03-26
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-03-26
    ➕
    SADDINGTON, James Aaron appointed
    director
  31. 2002-03-26
    ➕
    SADDINGTON, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    director
  32. 2002-03-26
    ➕
    WITTON, Lena Mary appointed
    director
  33. 2002-03-26
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2002-03-26
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Nicholas Richard Francis Good
Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Spirare Limited Mey House
Bridport Road
Poundbury
Dorset
DT1 3QY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

GOOD, Nicholas Richard Francis→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMES-GOOD, Michelle Louise→
secretary · appointed 2016-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOOD, Nicholas Richard Francis→
director · ~53y · appointed 2002-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HYDE, Jason Charles→
director · ~51y · appointed 2002-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SADDINGTON, Sarah Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-28 · resigned 2004-10-20
Resigned
WITTON, Lena Mary→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2003-01-28
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2002-03-26
Resigned
SADDINGTON, James Aaron→
director · ~49y · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2004-10-20
Resigned
SADDINGTON, Sarah Elizabeth→
director · ~53y · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2004-10-20
Resigned
WITTON, Lena Mary→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2003-01-28
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2002-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-27