ARENA SOUND AND VISION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05860242 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-28
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-22
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    DREWITT, Ronald Frederick resigned
    director
  4. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  14. 2017-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2015-09-14
    ➕
    WELCH COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2015-09-14
    ➖
    WELCH PAYROLL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2014-04-02
    ➖
    HARDCASTLE, Elaine Rosemary resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-04-02
    ➕
    WELCH PAYROLL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-06-07
    ➕
    ALEY, Almore Enfield appointed
    director
  23. 2007-06-07
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Nicholas Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2007-06-07
    ➕
    DREWITT, Ronald Frederick appointed
    director
  25. 2006-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ARENA SOUND AND VISION LIMITED
  26. 2006-06-28
    ➕
    HARDCASTLE, Christopher Haydon appointed
    director
  27. 2006-06-28
    ➕
    HARDCASTLE, Elaine Rosemary appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-14

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Drake House
Cook Way
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 6BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

WELCH COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALEY, Almore Enfield→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDCASTLE, Christopher Haydon→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIGGINS, Nicholas Anthony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDCASTLE, Elaine Rosemary→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-28 · resigned 2014-04-02
Resigned
WELCH PAYROLL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-04-02 · resigned 2015-09-14
Resigned
DREWITT, Ronald Frederick→
director · ~83y · appointed 2007-06-07 · resigned 2026-04-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-25