ACORN COMMUNITY THEATRE LIMITED

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05453546 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-05-16

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£135.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90040Operation of arts facilities

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 (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 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

36 officers (9 active, 36 linked, 34 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

135 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 £135,010

Cash YoY

+84%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£78k

↑ 84% YoY

Net Worth

£135k

↑ 19% YoY

Current Assets

£79k

↑ 62% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£135.0k	£113.1k
Current assets	£79.3k	£49.1k
Cash	£77.5k	£42.2k
Debtors	£453	£5.5k
Net assets	£135.0k	£113.1k

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

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (84 events)Click to expand

2026-01-31
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DAVENPORT, Shaun Ian appointed
director
2026-01-31
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FOSTER, Julie resigned
director
2026-01-31
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2026-01-31
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officers · TM01
2025-12-30
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accounts · AA
2025-05-13
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BIDDLE, Clare Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-05-13
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officers · AP01
2025-05-10
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HAWES, Craig Christopher appointed
director
2025-05-10
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MARSHALL, Janet appointed
director
2025-05-10
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2025-05-10
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2024-12-19
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FOSTER, Julie appointed
director
2024-12-19
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HOE-CROOK, Emily, Deacon resigned
director
2024-12-19
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MURDOCH, John Edward resigned
director
2024-12-19
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2024-12-19
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2024-12-19
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2024-12-19
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2024-12-10
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MURDOCH, John Edward resigned
secretary
2024-10-29
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2024-01-25
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2024-01-12
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DARKSUS, Andrew resigned
director
2023-10-31
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2023-08-30
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MURDOCH, John Edward appointed
secretary
2023-08-30
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2022-12-13
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2022-12-12
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2022-12-07
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ADAMS, Jeanette appointed
director
2022-12-07
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HOE-CROOK, Emily, Deacon appointed
director
2022-10-31
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2022-10-20
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BANYARD, Zoe resigned
director
2022-09-21
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accounts · AA
2021-11-04
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2021-10-13
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2021-09-30
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HILL, Joanne resigned
director
2019-11-14
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DARKSUS, Andrew appointed
director
2019-11-14
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HILL, Joanne appointed
director
2019-05-15
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JORDAN, David Humphries resigned
director
2019-02-28
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REWSTON, Julie Ann Margaret resigned
director
2018-08-07
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PEARSON, Angela Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-08-07
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PEARSON, Terence Leslie resigned
director
2017-03-03
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WESTWOOD, Roger Antony resigned
director
2016-12-08
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PEARSON, Angela Elizabeth appointed
director
2015-10-07
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MCKEER, Ian Richard appointed
director
2015-10-07
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MURDOCH, John Edward appointed
director
2015-07-14
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HAGEN, David Michael resigned
director
2013-02-27
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PEARSON, Angela Elizabeth resigned
director
2012-09-07
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MURDOCH, John Edward resigned
director
2012-08-17
➖
HAWES, Craig Christopher resigned
director
2011-02-16
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BANYARD, Zoe appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

Incorporated2005-05-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Acorn Community Theatre

Queen Street

Worksop

Nottinghamshire

S80 2AN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-24

Last: 2026-05-10