A & S DANCE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07558770 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-10
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£92.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 41). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £92,011
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
Net Worth
£92k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£137k
↓ 7.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £129.0k | £134.8k |
| Current assets | £137.4k | £148.1k |
| Cash | £2.5k | — |
| Debtors | £134.8k | — |
| Net assets | £92.0k | £85.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-06-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2015-12-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-12-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2011-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs A & S DANCE LIMITED
- 2011-03-10➕APPLETON, Amy Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2011-03-10➕COSGROVE, Sarah Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sarah Cosgrove Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Amy Appleton Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
Unit 3b Trident Business Centre
Amy Johnson Way
Blackpool
FY4 2RP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
APPLETON, Amy Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2011-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COSGROVE, Sarah Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2011-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/12/2015 | 30/06/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/12/2015 | 30/06/2025 |
Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-11