A MIND APART THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06554275 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-04-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 90010Performing arts
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400400

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-01-31
    TOWNSEND, Karl resigned
    director
  5. 2024-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-11-05
    APPLEBY, Laura appointed
    director
  8. 2024-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-09-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-09-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-09-12
    ELLIS, Mark appointed
    director
  12. 2024-09-12
    PARMAR, Caroline appointed
    director
  13. 2024-09-12
    TUCKER, Ronny appointed
    director
  14. 2024-08-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2024-08-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2021-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2020-03-31
    HURRELL-GILLINGHAM, Kathryn, Dr resigned
    director
  25. 2020-03-31
    KING, Claire Louise resigned
    director
  26. 2015-04-14
    HURRELL-GILLINGHAM, Kathryn, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 2014-09-02
    TOWNSEND, Karl appointed
    director
  28. 2014-04-29
    LAVENDER, Mark resigned
    secretary
  29. 2013-09-13
    LAVENDER, Mark resigned
    director
  30. 2011-06-07
    KING, Richard Michael appointed
    director
  31. 2011-06-07
    KING, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  32. 2011-06-07
    WALLACE, Isaac Branford Atta resigned
    director
  33. 2010-04-18
    WALLACE, Isaac Branford Atta appointed
    director
  34. 2008-04-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A MIND APART THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED
  35. 2008-04-03
    MARSHALL VARVATKAR, Jodie Louise appointed
    director
  36. 2008-04-03
    LAVENDER, Mark appointed
    secretary
  37. 2008-04-03
    LAVENDER, Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jodie Louise Marshall Varvatkar
Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41
sig. influencesignificant influence03/04/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

57 Burton Street
Hillsborough
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S6 2HH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (6 active · 6 resigned)

APPLEBY, Laura
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-11-05
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Active
ELLIS, Mark
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-09-12
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Active
KING, Richard Michael
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-06-07
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Active
MARSHALL VARVATKAR, Jodie Louise
director · ~41y · appointed 2008-04-03
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Active
PARMAR, Caroline
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-09-12
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Active
TUCKER, Ronny
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAVENDER, Mark
secretary · appointed 2008-04-03 · resigned 2014-04-29
Resigned
HURRELL-GILLINGHAM, Kathryn, Dr
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-04-14 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned
KING, Claire Louise
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-06-07 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned
LAVENDER, Mark
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-04-03 · resigned 2013-09-13
Resigned
TOWNSEND, Karl
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-09-02 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned
WALLACE, Isaac Branford Atta
director · ~38y · appointed 2010-04-18 · resigned 2011-06-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05