ASHBOURNE ARTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04420519 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-04-19

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Artistic creation

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (9 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

103 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-05-10
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2026-04-23
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2026-04-23
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officers · TM01
2026-04-21
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officers · AP01
2026-04-07
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BRAMHALL, Justina Faith Suzette appointed
director
2026-04-07
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FENTON, Kate appointed
director
2026-04-07
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LIVERMAN, Stephen Gordon resigned
director
2025-05-13
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accounts · AA
2025-05-02
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officers · CH01
2025-05-01
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2025-05-01
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2024-05-13
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accounts · AA
2023-05-13
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accounts · AA
2022-07-21
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officers · AP01
2022-06-07
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MILLMAN, David John appointed
director
2022-04-29
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accounts · AA
2022-04-27
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address · AD03
2022-04-22
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address · AD02
2022-04-21
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2022-04-21
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2022-04-04
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2021-11-18
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MARSH, Jacqueline resigned
director
2021-05-27
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accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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ROSSER, Ann Florence appointed
director
2021-04-29
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officers · AP01
2019-10-09
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WELSBY, Cordelia Rosemary resigned
director
2019-10-08
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ROSSER, Ann Florence appointed
secretary
2019-10-08
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WELSBY, Cordelia Rosemary resigned
secretary
2019-10-08
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ROSSER, Ann Florence resigned
director
2018-10-09
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MCQUEEN, Stephen Albert appointed
director
2018-10-09
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WATKIN, Robert William Leslie resigned
secretary
2018-10-09
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WATKIN, Robert William Leslie resigned
director
2017-10-10
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WELSBY, Cordelia Rosemary appointed
secretary
2015-10-06
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SINGLETON, Wendy Susan resigned
director
2014-10-14
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CHALLANS, Timothy Andrew appointed
director
2014-10-14
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WELSBY, Cordelia Rosemary appointed
director
2006-10-10
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TREVARTHEN, Lindsay Mary resigned
secretary
2006-10-10
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WATKIN, Robert William Leslie appointed
secretary
2006-10-10
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SINGLETON, Wendy Susan appointed
director
2006-10-10
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TREVARTHEN, Lindsay Mary resigned
director
2003-11-11
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MARSH, Jacqueline appointed
director
2003-10-07
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FRANCES, Helen Varian resigned
director
2003-01-14
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MARSH, Jacqueline resigned
director
2002-08-13
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WALKER, Christopher James appointed
director
2002-06-11
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RODGERS, John Paul appointed
director
2002-06-11
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FRANCES, Helen Varian appointed
director
2002-06-11
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LIVERMAN, Stephen Gordon appointed
director
2002-06-11
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MARSH, Jacqueline appointed
director
2002-05-11
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WATKIN, Robert William Leslie appointed
director
2002-04-19
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Company incorporated
As ASHBOURNE ARTS LIMITED

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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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2002-04-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

St Johns Community Hall

Off King Street

Ashbourne

Derbyshire

DE6 1EA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-03

Last: 2026-04-19