BARNSTAPLE MUSICAL COMEDY & DRAMATIC SOCIETY

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05712378 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-02-16

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.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 75 → 85

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Hygiene score: 75 → 85

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

66 officers (12 active, 66 linked, 62 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

193 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (143 events)Click to expand

2026-07-02
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accounts · AA
2026-02-11
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officers · TM01
2026-02-07
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BATTLE, Jake resigned
director
2025-10-03
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officers · AP01
2025-10-03
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officers · TM01
2025-09-15
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EDWARDS, Shannon appointed
director
2025-09-15
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BUCKINGHAM, Jordan Alexander resigned
director
2025-09-11
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officers · TM01
2025-07-30
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accounts · AA
2025-06-20
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RUHLEMAN, Freya resigned
director
2025-02-27
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BOXALL, Deborah resigned
director
2025-02-27
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officers · TM01
2025-02-03
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accounts · AA
2025-01-03
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officers · AP01
2024-12-16
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BATTLE, Jake appointed
director
2024-07-29
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officers · AP01
2024-07-25
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2024-07-25
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2024-07-25
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2024-07-25
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officers · TM01
2024-07-25
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officers · TM01
2024-06-20
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HARRIS, Mark appointed
director
2024-06-20
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LAMBDEN, Taya appointed
director
2024-06-20
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BOXALL, Deborah appointed
director
2024-06-20
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HARDY, Claudia Alice resigned
director
2024-06-20
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RUHLEMAN, Freya appointed
director
2024-06-20
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WATTLEY, Rebecca resigned
director
2024-03-08
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officers · AP01
2024-03-07
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WALLIS, Simon Nigel appointed
director
2023-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
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address · AD01
2023-11-24
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officers · AP01
2023-11-24
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officers · AP01
2023-10-23
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WATTLEY, Rebecca appointed
director
2023-10-02
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officers · AP01
2023-10-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-18
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HEARN, Thomas appointed
director
2023-09-18
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JONCKHEERE, Felicity Helen resigned
director
2023-03-13
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CORKELL, Hayley appointed
director
2022-12-02
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POTIER, Andre William resigned
director
2022-11-07
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LERWILL, Sophie resigned
director
2022-05-16
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HARDY, Claudia Alice appointed
director
2022-05-16
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WARREN, Maddie Jane resigned
director
2021-12-13
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GOODENOUGH, Jake resigned
director
2021-09-20
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RAWLINSON, George resigned
director
2021-07-05
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GOODENOUGH, Ian Mark resigned
secretary
2021-07-05
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GOODENOUGH, Ian Mark resigned
director
2021-04-10
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GOODENOUGH, Ian Mark appointed
secretary
2021-03-20
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HAYWOOD, Barbara resigned
secretary
2021-03-20
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HAYWOOD, Barbara resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 143 events

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

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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 ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BATTLE, Jake resigned 2026-02-07; BUCKINGHAM, Jordan Alexander resigned 2025-09-15

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-02-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

The Venue Unit 2 Riverside Road

Pottington Business Park

Barnstaple

EX31 1QN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-02

Last: 2026-02-16