THE ROPETACKLE CENTRE TRUST

🌳Matureactive

05124613 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-05-11

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£369.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

33 officers (11 active, 33 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

111 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £369,563

Cash YoY

+11%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£561k

↑ 11% YoY

Net Worth

£370k

↑ 23% YoY

Current Assets

£590k

↑ 7.2% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£369.6k	£299.3k
Current assets	£590.1k	£550.3k
Cash	£560.8k	£504.5k
Debtors	£23.1k	£39.5k
Net assets	£369.6k	£299.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand

2025-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-11
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PHILLIPS, Mark appointed
director
2023-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-28
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-13
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NEALE, Nicholas David appointed
director
2022-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-11
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APPS, Richard William Mason resigned
director
2022-05-09
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LAWLESS, Steve appointed
secretary
2022-02-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-02-17
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-02-11
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TREW, Paul William resigned
director
2022-01-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-12
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ARNOLD, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
director
2021-11-08
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LANE, Steven Roy resigned
director
2021-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-19
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TOURAY, Ebou appointed
director
2020-10-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-14
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KING, Jennifer Margaret, Mrs. resigned
director
2020-08-20
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-03
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GUNTER, Christine Mary appointed
director
2019-12-03
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SCOTT, David Ronald appointed
director
2019-12-03
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TURNER, Rosalind Julie appointed
director
2019-12-03
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ARNOLD, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
director
2019-12-03
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HOWITT, Geoffrey Frank Osbourne resigned
director
2019-12-03
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LANE, Steven Roy appointed
director
2019-12-03
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TREW, Paul William appointed
director
2019-10-24
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RELF, Keith Andrew Peter resigned
director
2016-06-13
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KING, Jennifer Margaret, Mrs. appointed
director
2016-06-13
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RELF, Keith Andrew Peter appointed
director
2016-06-13
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THOMPSON, Eric Ivan resigned
director
2015-06-30
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LOWRIE, Ian Moncrieff resigned
director
2015-05-18
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PRESSLEY, Neville James resigned
secretary
2015-05-18
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PRESSLEY, Neville James resigned
director
2013-05-14
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APPS, Richard William Mason appointed
director
2012-07-31
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PARKER, Sheila Vivien appointed
director
2012-06-01
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NICOL, Emma Catherine resigned
director
2012-04-01
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DICK, Malcolm Buchanan resigned
director
2011-10-01
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LOWRIE, Ian Moncrieff appointed
director
2011-10-01
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NICOL, Emma Catherine appointed
director
2010-05-01
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DICK, Malcolm Buchanan appointed
director
2010-01-27
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LOUGHTON, Timothy Paul resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 75 events

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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-05-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Ropetackle Arts Centre

Little High Street

Shoreham-By-Sea

West Sussex

BN43 5EG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-05

Last: 2025-06-21