A SPACE: GROWING CREATIVE COMMUNITIES LTD

🌳Matureactive
07007198 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-09-02
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
22 officers (6 active, 22 linked, 22 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 14 total, 14 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
124 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-16
    ELBROW, Stuart David appointed
    director
  3. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-02-12
    GRANT, Zoe Marie resigned
    director
  6. 2024-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-09-16
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-09-16
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-09-16
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-08-28
    MIRCHANDANI, Sophia resigned
    director
  14. 2024-08-28
    ORBA, Vicky resigned
    director
  15. 2024-03-31
    SCOTT, Marilyn resigned
    director
  16. 2024-03-26
    KEALL, Helen Mary appointed
    director
  17. 2024-03-04
    KIRWAN, Michelle appointed
    director
  18. 2024-02-29
    PAVEY, Henry Antony appointed
    director
  19. 2023-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2023-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2023-09-26
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  22. 2023-09-26
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    officers · CH01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2023-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2023-09-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2023-09-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2023-09-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2023-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  29. 2023-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2023-03-31
    AHMED, Nazneen resigned
    director
  31. 2023-02-14
    PHILLIPS, Darren James resigned
    director
  32. 2022-12-14
    FILMER, Sarah resigned
    director
  33. 2021-06-09
    BUTLER, Cheryl Bernadette resigned
    director
  34. 2021-06-09
    PHILLIPS, Darren James appointed
    director
  35. 2020-03-31
    MATTHEWS, Dan appointed
    director
  36. 2020-03-31
    MIRCHANDANI, Sophia appointed
    director
  37. 2020-03-31
    SCOTT, Marilyn appointed
    director
  38. 2019-06-30
    BROWNING, Jane resigned
    director
  39. 2019-06-30
    FAIRBAIRN, Ian Gordon resigned
    director
  40. 2019-06-30
    MARSLAND, Steven John resigned
    director
  41. 2019-06-30
    RICHARDS, Georgina Ann, Dr resigned
    director
  42. 2019-06-30
    SMITH, Michael John resigned
    director
  43. 2019-06-30
    STAUBER, Guy resigned
    director
  44. 2018-07-25
    REILLY, Annie appointed
    director
  45. 2018-07-25
    AHMED, Nazneen appointed
    director
  46. 2018-07-25
    BROWNING, Jane appointed
    director
  47. 2018-07-25
    BUTLER, Cheryl Bernadette appointed
    director
  48. 2018-07-25
    FILMER, Sarah appointed
    director
  49. 2018-07-25
    GRANT, Zoe Marie appointed
    director
  50. 2018-07-25
    ORBA, Vicky appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

55/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2009-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

God's House Tower
Town Quay Road
Southampton
SO14 2NY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (6 active · 16 resigned)

ELBROW, Stuart David
director · ~43y · appointed 2026-04-16
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Active
KEALL, Helen Mary
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-03-26
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Active
KIRWAN, Michelle
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-03-04
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Active
MATTHEWS, Dan
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-03-31
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Active
PAVEY, Henry Antony
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-02-29
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Active
REILLY, Annie
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-07-25
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Active
AHMED, Nazneen
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-07-25 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
BROWNING, Jane
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-07-25 · resigned 2019-06-30
Resigned
BUTLER, Cheryl Bernadette
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-07-25 · resigned 2021-06-09
Resigned
EDWARDS, Jacqueline Ann
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-09-18 · resigned 2017-04-25
Resigned
FAIRBAIRN, Ian Gordon
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-06-04 · resigned 2019-06-30
Resigned
FILMER, Sarah
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-07-25 · resigned 2022-12-14
Resigned
GRANT, Zoe Marie
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-07-25 · resigned 2025-02-12
Resigned
MARSLAND, Steven John
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2019-06-30
Resigned
MIRCHANDANI, Sophia
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-03-31 · resigned 2024-08-28
Resigned
ORBA, Vicky
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-07-25 · resigned 2024-08-28
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Darren James
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-06-09 · resigned 2023-02-14
Resigned
RICHARDS, Georgina Ann, Dr
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-09-18 · resigned 2019-06-30
Resigned
SCOTT, Marilyn
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-03-31 · resigned 2024-03-31
Resigned
SMITH, Michael John
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-06-04 · resigned 2019-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (124 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-26