BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED

🌳Matureactive
07191893 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-03-16
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
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 91011Library activities
  • 91012Archives activities
  • 91020Museum activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
19 officers (5 active, 19 linked, 18 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 5 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-12
    BEAKE, Janet resigned
    director
  5. 2026-03-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-03-12
    MCDONALD, Peter resigned
    director
  7. 2026-03-12
    SEAGER, Raymond Frank resigned
    director
  8. 2026-02-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2026-02-16
    BASCOMBE, Joanna appointed
    director
  10. 2026-01-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2026-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2025-08-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-08-10
    WATSON, David John resigned
    director
  14. 2025-08-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2025-08-02
    WHITING, Michael John appointed
    director
  16. 2025-02-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2025-02-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2025-02-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2025-02-15
    MULCHINOCK, Simon John resigned
    director
  20. 2025-02-12
    HODGSON, Michael John Heron appointed
    director
  21. 2025-02-12
    NURDEN, John Christopher appointed
    director
  22. 2024-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2023-11-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2023-11-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2023-11-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2023-11-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2023-11-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2023-11-24
    BEAKE, Janet appointed
    director
  29. 2023-11-24
    MCDONALD, Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2023-11-24
    MULCHINOCK, Simon John appointed
    director
  31. 2023-11-24
    WATSON, David John appointed
    director
  32. 2023-11-02
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  33. 2023-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  34. 2023-10-25
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  35. 2023-10-25
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  36. 2023-09-01
    INGLETON, Kenneth John resigned
    director
  37. 2021-03-15
    FRIDAY, Christopher resigned
    director
  38. 2021-03-15
    LYNCH, David Keith resigned
    director
  39. 2020-10-30
    FRIDAY, Christopher appointed
    director
  40. 2020-10-30
    LYNCH, David Keith appointed
    director
  41. 2020-02-27
    NEWMAN, Christopher Paul John resigned
    director
  42. 2020-02-27
    SEAGER, Raymond Frank appointed
    director
  43. 2018-02-13
    HURKETT, Janet Margery resigned
    secretary
  44. 2017-05-31
    HURKETT, Janet Margery resigned
    director
  45. 2017-05-31
    PUGH, Kenneth Hollingworth resigned
    director
  46. 2014-03-02
    THORNBY, Richard George resigned
    director
  47. 2013-05-01
    POMEROY, Pamela Joyce resigned
    director
  48. 2011-11-01
    THORNBY, Richard George appointed
    director
  49. 2010-03-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
  50. 2010-03-16
    BROWN, Michael John appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 56 events

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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
4 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: BEAKE, Janet resigned 2026-04-12; MCDONALD, Peter resigned 2026-03-12; SEAGER, Raymond Frank resigned 2026-03-12

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2010-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

69 High Street
Blue Town
Sheerness
Kent
ME12 1RW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (5 active · 14 resigned)

BASCOMBE, Joanna
director · ~68y · appointed 2026-02-16
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Active
BROWN, Michael John
director · ~83y · appointed 2010-03-16
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Active
HODGSON, Michael John Heron
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-02-12
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Active
NURDEN, John Christopher
director · ~73y · appointed 2025-02-12
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Active
WHITING, Michael John
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-08-02
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Active
HURKETT, Janet Margery
secretary · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2018-02-13
Resigned
BEAKE, Janet
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-11-24 · resigned 2026-04-12
Resigned
FRIDAY, Christopher
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-10-30 · resigned 2021-03-15
Resigned
HURKETT, Janet Margery
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
INGLETON, Kenneth John
director · ~82y · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2023-09-01
Resigned
LYNCH, David Keith
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-10-30 · resigned 2021-03-15
Resigned
MCDONALD, Peter
director · ~86y · appointed 2023-11-24 · resigned 2026-03-12
Resigned
MULCHINOCK, Simon John
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-11-24 · resigned 2025-02-15
Resigned
NEWMAN, Christopher Paul John
director · ~82y · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2020-02-27
Resigned
POMEROY, Pamela Joyce
director · ~90y · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2013-05-01
Resigned
PUGH, Kenneth Hollingworth
director · ~83y · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
SEAGER, Raymond Frank
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-02-27 · resigned 2026-03-12
Resigned
THORNBY, Richard George
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-11-01 · resigned 2014-03-02
Resigned
WATSON, David John
director · ~75y · appointed 2023-11-24 · resigned 2025-08-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-13