CONCERTS IN THE WEST

🌳Matureactive
07379443 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-09-17
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-31
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    LANSDOWN, Henry Peter resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2017-06-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-06-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-05-24
    ➕
    MADDOCKS, Andrew Clive Ronald appointed
    director
  19. 2017-05-17
    ➖
    PITHER, Anthony John resigned
    director
  20. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    VAN HEECKEREN VAN BRANDSENBURG, Christine Margaret Adele, Baroness resigned
    director
  21. 2010-09-17
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    Company incorporated
    As CONCERTS IN THE WEST
  22. 2010-09-17
    ➕
    BARTHOLOMEW, John David appointed
    director
  23. 2010-09-17
    ➕
    MADDOCKS, Catherine Louise appointed
    director
  24. 2010-09-17
    ➕
    LANSDOWN, Henry Peter appointed
    director
  25. 2010-09-17
    ➕
    PITHER, Anthony John appointed
    director
  26. 2010-09-17
    ➕
    VAN HEECKEREN VAN BRANDSENBURG, Christine Margaret Adele, Baroness appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Catherine Louise Maddocks
Individual · British · DOB 02/1950 · age 76
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2010-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

8 Morgans Rise
Bishops Hull
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 5HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BARTHOLOMEW, John David→
director · ~81y · appointed 2010-09-17
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Active
MADDOCKS, Andrew Clive Ronald→
director · ~84y · appointed 2017-05-24
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Active
MADDOCKS, Catherine Louise→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANSDOWN, Henry Peter→
director · ~82y · appointed 2010-09-17 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned
PITHER, Anthony John→
director · ~86y · appointed 2010-09-17 · resigned 2017-05-17
Resigned
VAN HEECKEREN VAN BRANDSENBURG, Christine Margaret Adele, Baroness→
director · ~90y · appointed 2010-09-17 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-03