ALL THE ARTS THEATRE SCHOOL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07003206 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£36.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £36,371
Cash YoY
+77%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£60k
↑ 77% YoY
Net Worth
£36k
↑ 106% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£24k£36k£48k£60kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£36.4k£17.6k
Cash£59.7k£33.8k
Net assets£36.4k£17.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2024-05-08
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  4. 2023-05-30
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  5. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2021-05-26
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  7. 2020-05-27
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  8. 2019-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-22
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2018-08-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-05-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-25
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-24
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    PETER HODGSON & CO resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2017-04-24
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2016-05-26
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  16. 2014-02-04
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    PETER HODGSON & CO appointed
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  17. 2014-02-03
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    PETER HODGSON & CO resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2009-12-02
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    SMYTH, Aidan Patrick resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-12-02
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    SMYTH, Colin John resigned
    director
  20. 2009-12-01
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    MOFFAT, Lucy appointed
    director
  21. 2009-12-01
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    PETER HODGSON & CO appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2009-08-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ALL THE ARTS THEATRE SCHOOL LIMITED
  23. 2009-08-27
    ➕
    SMYTH, Aidan Patrick appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-08-27
    ➕
    SMYTH, Colin John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lucy Moffatt
Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Shadwell House 65 Lower Green Road
Rusthall
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 8TW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MOFFAT, Lucy→
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMYTH, Aidan Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-27 · resigned 2009-12-02
Resigned
PETER HODGSON & CO→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-02-04 · resigned 2017-04-24
Resigned
PETER HODGSON & CO→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-12-01 · resigned 2014-02-03
Resigned
SMYTH, Colin John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-08-27 · resigned 2009-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
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accounts · AA
2025-05-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
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accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-28