CADENZA EVENTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04431261 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-03

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

85 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	600	600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-16
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-13
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-07-25
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-06-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-30
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MACPHERSON, Elizabeth Mary Stuart resigned
director
2018-12-15
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2018-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-12-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-12-11
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-11-26
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ADKINS, Nastassia resigned
director
2018-11-26
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MACPHERSON, Elizabeth Mary Stuart appointed
director
2018-07-26
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JEAVONS, Kealy appointed
secretary
2018-07-26
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JEAVONS, Kealy Emma appointed
director
2018-07-26
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ROBERTS, Stephen resigned
secretary
2017-12-22
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ROBERTS, Stephen resigned
director
2017-12-18
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ADKINS, Nastassia appointed
director
2015-02-01
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ROBERTS, Stephen appointed
secretary
2015-02-01
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YOUNG, Lucy Caroline resigned
secretary
2015-02-01
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YOUNG, Lucy Caroline resigned
director
2010-05-04
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BROOKS, Amanda, The Hon Miss resigned
secretary
2010-05-04
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YOUNG, Lucy Caroline appointed
secretary
2010-05-04
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BROOKS, Amanda, The Hon Miss resigned
director
2010-05-04
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YOUNG, Lucy Caroline appointed
director
2003-03-01
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ROBERTS, Stephen appointed
director
2003-02-28
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NICHOLLS, Sarah resigned
director
2002-05-03
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Company incorporated
As CADENZA EVENTING LIMITED
2002-05-03
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BROOKS, Amanda, The Hon Miss appointed
secretary
2002-05-03
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-05-03
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-05-03
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BROOKS, Amanda, The Hon Miss appointed
director
2002-05-03
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NICHOLLS, Sarah appointed
director
2002-05-03
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-05-03
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-05-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Sherwood House

7 Gregory Boulevard

Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

NG7 6LB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-17

Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

JEAVONS, Kealy→

secretary · appointed 2018-07-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JEAVONS, Kealy Emma→

director · ~56y · appointed 2018-07-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROOKS, Amanda, The Hon Miss→

secretary · appointed 2002-05-03 · resigned 2010-05-04

Resigned

ROBERTS, Stephen→

secretary · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2018-07-26

Resigned

YOUNG, Lucy Caroline→

secretary · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2015-02-01

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-03 · resigned 2002-05-03

Resigned

ADKINS, Nastassia→

director · ~34y · appointed 2017-12-18 · resigned 2018-11-26

Resigned

BROOKS, Amanda, The Hon Miss→

director · ~51y · appointed 2002-05-03 · resigned 2010-05-04

Resigned

MACPHERSON, Elizabeth Mary Stuart→

director · ~44y · appointed 2018-11-26 · resigned 2019-05-30

Resigned

NICHOLLS, Sarah→

director · ~53y · appointed 2002-05-03 · resigned 2003-02-28

Resigned

ROBERTS, Stephen→

director · ~61y · appointed 2003-03-01 · resigned 2017-12-22

Resigned

YOUNG, Lucy Caroline→

director · ~47y · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2015-02-01

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-03 · resigned 2002-05-03

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-07-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-09-28

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-09-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-13

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC08

2023-09-13

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-07-25

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-06-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-01-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-06-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2021-10-01