SENTRIC MUSIC LIMITED
📉Decliningactive
05721428 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-24
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 steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£65.15M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 41). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (70/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 14.9y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
141 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £580,000
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 15% YoY
Turnover YoY
+15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £65.15M | £56.50M |
| Gross profit | £9.10M | £8.95M |
| Operating profit | £-312.0k | £2.63M |
| Profit before tax | £580.0k | £2.70M |
| Average employees | 10700 | 8600 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-08➕CHANDLER, Stuart Neil appointeddirector
- 2025-12-08➖CHAFFER, Daniel resigneddirector
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-03-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-03-26📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-03-26📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-03-26📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-03-26📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-03-26📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-03-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-03-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-05➕CHAFFER, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2024-02-05➖NERI, Roberto Bruno resigneddirector
- 2024-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-09➖CHANDLER, Stuart Neil resigneddirector
- 2023-10-09➖MCCAMLEY, Hugh Peter resigneddirector
- 2023-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29➖VIDAL, Bastien Louis Albert resigneddirector
- 2023-03-06🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-11-18➖DAVIES, Martin William Oliver resigneddirector
- 2022-05-04➖INSKIP, Neil Patrick resigneddirector
- 2022-05-04➕NERI, Roberto Bruno appointeddirector
- 2022-05-04➕VIDAL, Bastien Louis Albert appointeddirector
- 2021-09-16🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-09-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-08-19➖DAVIDSON, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2020-08-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2019-05-16➕CHANDLER, Stuart Neil appointeddirector
- 2017-06-01➖HUGHES, Michael Anthony resigneddirector
- 2017-06-01➖MILBOURN, Ian Leathley resigneddirector
- 2017-06-01➖MORRISSEY, Paul Joseph resigneddirector
- 2017-03-10➖COOPER, Philip resignedsecretary
- 2017-03-10➕INSKIP, Neil Patrick appointeddirector
- 2016-05-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: North West 4 Digital General Partner Limited (As General Partner of Nwf (Digital & Creative) LP)
- 2016-04-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-02-01➕MCCAMLEY, Hugh Peter appointeddirector
- 2014-08-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-02-14➕MILBOURN, Ian Leathley appointeddirector
- 2014-02-13➕COOPER, Philip appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 63 events
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Sentric Music Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Sentric Music Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SENTRIC MUSIC LIMITED
This company · 05721428
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sentric Music Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/05/2020 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Bgf Gp Limitedceased 27/05/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr Christopher John Meehanceased 27/05/2020· significant influence
- Mr Andrew John Davidsonceased 27/05/2020· 25-50% shares
- The North West Fund For Digital And Creative Lpceased 10/09/2019· board control
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.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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.
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
4th Floor Walker House
Exchange Flags
Liverpool
L2 3YL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)
CHANDLER, Stuart Neil→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MEEHAN, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2006-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOPER, Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-02-13 · resigned 2017-03-10
DAVIDSON, Sarah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-24 · resigned 2008-12-31
BALANCE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2009-04-30
CHAFFER, Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-02-05 · resigned 2025-12-08
CHANDLER, Stuart Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-05-16 · resigned 2023-10-09
COOPER, Philip Roy→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-02-24 · resigned 2012-04-26
DAVIDSON, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2021-08-19
DAVIES, Martin William Oliver→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-12-01 · resigned 2022-11-18
HUGHES, Michael Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-04-26 · resigned 2017-06-01
INSKIP, Neil Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-03-10 · resigned 2022-05-04
MCCAMLEY, Hugh Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-02-01 · resigned 2023-10-09
MILBOURN, Ian Leathley→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-02-14 · resigned 2017-06-01
MORRISSEY, Paul Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2012-04-26 · resigned 2017-06-01
NERI, Roberto Bruno→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-05-04 · resigned 2024-02-05
VIDAL, Bastien Louis Albert→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-05-04 · resigned 2023-03-29
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/08/2020 | 06/03/2023 | |
| satisfied | North West 4 Digital General Partner (As General Partner of Nwf (Digital & Creative) LP) North West 4 Digital General Partner Limited (As General Partner of Nwf (Digital & Creative) LP) | A registered charge | — | 27/05/2016 | 16/09/2021 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/08/2014 | 16/09/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 08/09/2011 | 27/04/2016 |
Recent filings (141 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-04-09
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-03-26
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-03-26
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-03-26
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-03-26
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-03-26