AWENYDD CYF

🌳Matureactive

04749729 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-30

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). 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

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-02-04
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2025-03-19
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2024-02-14
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2023-02-02
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2022-02-07
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2021-02-26
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2020-02-04
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2019-02-04
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2018-01-16
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2017-01-27
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2016-05-11
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2016-01-22
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2015-04-29
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2015-01-15
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2014-05-21
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annual-return · AR01
2008-06-16
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IWAN, Bethan appointed
secretary
2008-06-16
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GRAHAM, Geoffrey resigned
secretary
2003-04-30
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Company incorporated
As AWENYDD CYF
2003-04-30
➕
IWAN, Bethan appointed
director
2003-04-30
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IWAN, Dafydd, Dr appointed
director
2003-04-30
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GRAHAM, Geoffrey appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

91/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Dafydd Iwan Individual · Welsh · DOB 08/1943 · age 83	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2003-04-30

Jurisdictionwales

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Carrog Rhos-Bach

Caeathro

Caernarfon

Gwynedd

LL55 2TF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-08

Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

IWAN, Bethan→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-16

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IWAN, Bethan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2003-04-30

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IWAN, Dafydd, Dr→

director · ~83y · appointed 2003-04-30

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Active

GRAHAM, Geoffrey→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2008-06-16

Resigned

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