BLACKDOWN HILLS MUSIC GROUP

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04565510 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-10-17
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
26 officers (5 active, 26 linked, 24 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,015

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£10k
↑ 191% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 186% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£10.0k£3.4k
Current assets£5.8k£2.0k
Net assets£10.0k£3.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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  2. 2024-09-16
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  3. 2024-07-23
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  4. 2024-07-23
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  5. 2024-07-22
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    COLEMAN, Darren resigned
    director
  6. 2024-07-22
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    COLEMAN, Wendy Ann resigned
    director
  7. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2022-09-13
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  9. 2021-08-24
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  10. 2020-12-10
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  11. 2020-01-26
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  12. 2019-10-08
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  13. 2019-09-25
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    GIFFORD, Sarah Marianne appointed
    director
  14. 2019-09-17
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  15. 2019-09-01
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  16. 2019-08-31
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    SAMSON, Sarah resigned
    director
  17. 2018-09-03
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  18. 2018-08-10
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  19. 2018-08-10
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  20. 2018-08-10
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  21. 2018-08-01
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    MULHOLLAND, Catherine Mary resigned
    director
  22. 2015-09-15
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    JENNINGS, Ian Reginald resigned
    director
  23. 2015-09-15
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    MULHOLLAND, Catherine Mary appointed
    director
  24. 2015-05-16
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    PEARSON, Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  25. 2015-04-15
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    ARCHER, Vanessa Karen resigned
    director
  26. 2015-04-15
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    GUILDFORD, Tina resigned
    director
  27. 2015-04-14
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    DREW, Sara appointed
    secretary
  28. 2014-09-16
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    COLEMAN, Darren appointed
    director
  29. 2014-09-16
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    COLEMAN, Wendy Ann appointed
    director
  30. 2014-09-16
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    MOGFORD, Jill resigned
    director
  31. 2012-12-05
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    JENNINGS, Ian Reginald appointed
    director
  32. 2012-10-18
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    BUTT, Christine resigned
    director
  33. 2012-03-06
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    BURNHAM, Christine resigned
    director
  34. 2011-09-30
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    MORLEY, Christopher John resigned
    director
  35. 2011-03-08
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    BURNHAM, Christine appointed
    director
  36. 2011-03-08
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    BUTT, Christine appointed
    director
  37. 2011-03-08
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    HARRIS, James Andrew resigned
    director
  38. 2011-03-08
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    MOGFORD, Jill appointed
    director
  39. 2010-04-20
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    HARRIS, James Andrew appointed
    director
  40. 2010-04-20
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    HUGHES, Gerald Keith resigned
    director
  41. 2010-04-20
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    MORLEY, Christopher John appointed
    director
  42. 2010-04-20
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    SAMSON, Sarah appointed
    director
  43. 2008-05-27
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    HALSALL, Sarah resigned
    director
  44. 2008-05-27
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    WATKINS, Charles Stephen Ainsley resigned
    director
  45. 2008-03-11
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    LATCHFORD, Elizabeth Margery appointed
    director
  46. 2008-03-11
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    MITCHELL, Gillian Frances appointed
    director
  47. 2008-02-12
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    HUGHES, Gerald Keith appointed
    director
  48. 2007-03-13
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    ARCHER, Vanessa Karen appointed
    director
  49. 2007-03-13
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    BURNHAM, Christine resigned
    director
  50. 2007-03-13
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    STRANGE, Nicholas Peter 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
  • -4 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 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2002-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Madgeon Wood House
Buckland St. Mary
Chard
Somerset
TA20 3QF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (5 active · 21 resigned)

DREW, Sara→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-14
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Active
GARLICK, Jane Louise→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-10-17
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Active
GIFFORD, Sarah Marianne→
director · ~79y · appointed 2019-09-25
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Active
LATCHFORD, Elizabeth Margery→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-03-11
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Active
MITCHELL, Gillian Frances→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEARSON, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2015-05-16
Resigned
ARCHER, Vanessa Karen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-03-13 · resigned 2015-04-15
Resigned
BURNHAM, Christine→
director · ~80y · appointed 2011-03-08 · resigned 2012-03-06
Resigned
BURNHAM, Christine→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-03-10 · resigned 2007-03-13
Resigned
BUTT, Christine→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-03-08 · resigned 2012-10-18
Resigned
COLEMAN, Darren→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-09-16 · resigned 2024-07-22
Resigned
COLEMAN, Wendy Ann→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-09-16 · resigned 2024-07-22
Resigned
GUILDFORD, Tina→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-03-07 · resigned 2015-04-15
Resigned
HALSALL, Sarah→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-03-07 · resigned 2008-05-27
Resigned
HALSALL, Sarah→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2003-03-10
Resigned
HARRIS, James Andrew→
director · ~41y · appointed 2010-04-20 · resigned 2011-03-08
Resigned
HUGHES, Gerald Keith→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-02-12 · resigned 2010-04-20
Resigned
JENNINGS, Ian Reginald→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-12-05 · resigned 2015-09-15
Resigned
MOGFORD, Jill→
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-03-08 · resigned 2014-09-16
Resigned
MORLEY, Christopher John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-04-20 · resigned 2011-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

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2025-09-18
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2024-10-22
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2024-09-16
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officers · TM01
2024-07-23
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2024-07-23
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2023-10-17
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2023-09-13
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2022-10-17
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2022-09-13
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2021-10-19
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2021-08-24
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2020-12-10
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2020-10-17
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officers · CH01
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