CENTRAL YOUTH THEATRE

🌳Matureactive

06264703 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-05-31

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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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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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

33 officers (9 active, 33 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

113 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

filings

• 8 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 10 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 10 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand

2026-06-21
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2026-06-19
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2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
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2026-06-17
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2026-06-17
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2026-06-09
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officers · TM01
2026-06-09
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2026-06-08
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ROONEY, Amanda resigned
director
2026-06-08
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SHINTON, Laura resigned
director
2026-01-07
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2025-11-09
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2025-09-17
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BAGGOT, Rosie resigned
director
2025-07-12
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2025-07-12
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2025-07-02
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BLAKEMORE, Elizabeth Antoinette appointed
director
2025-07-02
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GIBSON, David Michael appointed
director
2025-06-12
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officers · AP01
2025-06-12
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2025-05-21
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HARRISON, John resigned
director
2025-05-21
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SHINTON, Laura appointed
director
2025-03-19
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accounts · AA
2024-04-05
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accounts · AA
2023-11-17
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2023-11-17
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2023-11-17
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officers · AP01
2023-11-17
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officers · TM01
2023-09-09
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CROWLEY, Clare Louise appointed
director
2023-09-09
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MILLS, Bryn John appointed
director
2023-09-09
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HARRISON, John appointed
director
2023-08-31
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ALLEN, Anthony Ronald resigned
director
2023-08-31
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ROPER, Kathryn Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-02-16
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BAGGOT, Rosie appointed
director
2023-02-16
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BARROW, James Michael resigned
director
2023-02-16
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PHILLIPS, Lynne Moira resigned
director
2022-07-26
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POTTER, Gary resigned
director
2021-11-15
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FANTHOM, Dion appointed
director
2021-11-15
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SARPAL, Raman appointed
director
2020-10-07
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GORDON, Donna resigned
director
2020-10-07
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JASSAL, Manjeet resigned
director
2020-05-11
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GIBBS, Helen resigned
director
2019-11-26
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GIBBS, Helen appointed
director
2019-10-12
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BRYANT, Carol resigned
secretary
2019-10-12
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BRYANT, Carol resigned
director
2018-09-30
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POOLE, Lucy Elizabeth Clare, Dr appointed
director
2018-09-30
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GETHINGS, Russel resigned
director
2018-09-30
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GORDON, Donna appointed
director
2016-09-22
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JASSAL, Manjeet appointed
director

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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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BAGGOT, Rosie resigned 2025-09-17; ROONEY, Amanda resigned 2026-06-08; SHINTON, Laura resigned 2026-06-08

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2007-05-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Newhampton Arts Centre

Dunkley Street

Wolverhampton

West Midlands

WV1 4AN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-14

Last: 2026-05-31