AMERICAN MUSEUM & GARDENS

🌳Matureactive

05282777 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-11-10

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£19.17M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Museum activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

40 officers (10 active, 40 linked, 38 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

131 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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 £19,165,170

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£348k

Net Worth

£19m

Current Assets

£571k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£19.17M
Current assets	£570.8k
Cash	£347.8k
Debtors	£218.1k
Net assets	£19.17M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (92 events)Click to expand

2026-05-19
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-16
➕
LITTLEWOOD, Lucy Victoria Mary appointed
director
2026-04-23
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-28
➖
THOMAS, Gareth Vaughan resigned
director
2026-01-07
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-16
➖
BAYNTUN-COWARD, Edward William George resigned
director
2025-10-27
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-25
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-17
➖
BERNAYS, Richard Oliver resigned
director
2025-06-17
➖
MANNING, Catherine Marjory, Lady resigned
director
2025-04-03
📄
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-04-02
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-18
➕
SHEPPARD, William Henry Thomas appointed
director
2025-01-30
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-10
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-05
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-05
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-05
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-05
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-05
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-01
➕
COMBA, Alec appointed
director
2023-01-01
➕
GALBREATH, David appointed
director
2023-01-01
➕
KINGSLEY, Jacqueline Mary appointed
director
2023-01-01
➕
MILLMAN, Anne Maryrose appointed
director
2023-01-01
➕
PENNINGTON, Katie appointed
director
2023-01-01
➕
TINNISWOOD, Adrian John appointed
director
2022-10-03
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-22
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-30
✏️
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-01-01
➕
SCOTT, Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-01-01
➖
BOVENDER, Barbara T resigned
director
2022-01-01
➖
WENDORF, Richard Harold, Dr resigned
director
2021-12-31
➖
DELTON HARRISON JR, O resigned
director
2021-12-31
➖
SCOTT, Stanley Deforest resigned
director
2020-12-31
➖
RICHARD, Virginia Rynne resigned
director
2020-12-31
➖
TYNE, William John resigned
director
2019-03-18
➖
VINTON, Alfred M resigned
director
2018-12-31
➖
LYNN, Henry S resigned
director
2018-12-04
➕
RICHARD, Virginia Rynne appointed
director
2017-09-14
➖
MORRIS, Carol Winsome Dawn resigned
director
2015-12-12
➖
REIBEL, James Steven, Dr resigned
director
2014-01-01
➕
BAYNTUN-COWARD, Edward William George appointed
director
2014-01-01
➖
DE JOIA, Amy Louisa resigned
director
2014-01-01
➕
MANNING, Catherine Marjory, Lady appointed
director
2014-01-01
➕
THOMAS, Gareth Vaughan appointed
director
2012-12-31
➖
DOMINGUEZ, Luis resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 92 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 93 — 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 93 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

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BAYNTUN-COWARD, Edward William George resigned 2025-12-16; BERNAYS, Richard Oliver resigned 2025-06-17; MANNING, Catherine Marjory, Lady resigned 2025-06-17

Group structure

Halcyon Foundation holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️

Halcyon Foundation

Corporate parent · board control

⬇

AMERICAN MUSEUM & GARDENS

This company · 05282777

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Halcyon Foundation Corporate entity	—	—	board controlboard control	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Leisure & entertainment · BA postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
44AD→ 10902272 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
A DAY ON THE FARM LTD→ 12388921 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER LIMITED→ 14775323 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
A.C.T.S THEATRE ARTS SCHOOL LTD→ 10910379 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
AH PRESENTS LIMITED→ 15763148 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ALASTAIR MACANDREW LIMITED→ 03634321 · est 1998 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	27y	—	—
ALLOUAQUI DANCE THEATRE LTD→ 12194695 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
AMBER TOUR LIMITED→ 16654412 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AMETHYST ARTS LTD→ 16982561 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AMMERDOWN SHOOT LTD→ 13134015 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
AMORE DANCE AND PILATES LIMITED→ 16382355 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ANDREW JAMIESON ASSOCIATES LTD→ 05159079 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	—	—

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

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-11-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

The American Museum In Britain

Claverton Manor Bath

Bath And North East Somerset

BA2 7BD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-08

Last: 2025-05-25