BRIDGING ARTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04777684 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-05-27
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 May 2025
Net worth
£6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90040Operation of arts facilities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 £6,698
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,481 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£7k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£8kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£6.7k£8.2k
Current assets£6.7k£8.2k
Net assets£6.7k£8.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-25
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  3. 2024-06-27
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-06-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-06-21
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    WSM SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2024-06-21
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    RAE, Leonora resigned
    director
  7. 2023-07-13
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  8. 2023-06-22
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  9. 2023-06-13
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    HOOD, William resigned
    director
  10. 2023-01-07
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  11. 2022-07-03
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  12. 2022-06-30
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    HUTCHINSON, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  13. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  14. 2020-11-23
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  15. 2020-05-28
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  16. 2020-03-31
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    HOOD, William appointed
    director
  17. 2019-10-18
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  18. 2019-09-10
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    RAE, Leonora appointed
    director
  19. 2019-08-14
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  20. 2019-07-01
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  21. 2019-06-25
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    NIKOLIC-PARRY, Zorica resigned
    director
  22. 2019-02-18
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  23. 2018-04-06
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    officers · AP01
  24. 2018-02-18
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    ROSEN, Pontus resigned
    director
  25. 2018-02-12
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    HUTCHINSON, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2017-08-15
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    ODDY, Louise Margaret resigned
    director
  27. 2017-08-15
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    ROBERTS, Susan Lynn resigned
    director
  28. 2017-05-11
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    NIKOLIC-PARRY, Zorica appointed
    director
  29. 2017-03-10
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    CONSOLINO, Salavatore resigned
    director
  30. 2015-09-08
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    CONSOLINO, Salavatore appointed
    director
  31. 2014-07-02
    ➕
    ROSEN, Pontus appointed
    director
  32. 2012-07-30
    ➕
    ODDY, Louise Margaret appointed
    director
  33. 2010-06-02
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    AHSON, Kemal, Dr appointed
    director
  34. 2010-06-02
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    TRY, Jonathan resigned
    director
  35. 2006-09-28
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    DOBBIE, Andrew appointed
    director
  36. 2005-07-01
    ➕
    TRY, Jonathan appointed
    director
  37. 2005-04-14
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    FAIRRIE, Julia Alice resigned
    director
  38. 2003-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIDGING ARTS LIMITED
  39. 2003-05-27
    ➕
    WSM SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2003-05-27
    ➕
    FAIRRIE, Julia Alice appointed
    director
  41. 2003-05-27
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Susan Lynn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Susan Lynn Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence12/05/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2003-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Bolankan Crowan
Praze
Camborne
Cornwall
TR14 9ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

AHSON, Kemal, Dr→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-06-02
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Active
DOBBIE, Andrew→
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-09-28
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Active
WSM SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2024-06-21
Resigned
CONSOLINO, Salavatore→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-09-08 · resigned 2017-03-10
Resigned
FAIRRIE, Julia Alice→
director · ~51y · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2005-04-14
Resigned
HOOD, William→
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-03-31 · resigned 2023-06-13
Resigned
HUTCHINSON, Elizabeth→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-02-12 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned
NIKOLIC-PARRY, Zorica→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-05-11 · resigned 2019-06-25
Resigned
ODDY, Louise Margaret→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-07-30 · resigned 2017-08-15
Resigned
RAE, Leonora→
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-09-10 · resigned 2024-06-21
Resigned
ROBERTS, Susan Lynn→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2017-08-15
Resigned
ROSEN, Pontus→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-07-02 · resigned 2018-02-18
Resigned
TRY, Jonathan→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2010-06-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-12