BALDOCK TOWN HALL LIMITED

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07649300 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-05-26

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£83.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (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 (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (9 active, 21 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £83,480

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£83k

↑ 12% YoY

Current Assets

£86k

↑ 10% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£83.5k	£74.2k
Current assets	£85.8k	£77.7k
Net assets	£83.5k	£74.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-05-08
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officers · TM01
2026-03-30
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KING, Brendan Francis resigned
director
2025-11-21
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accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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accounts · AA
2023-12-05
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accounts · AA
2023-08-01
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officers · TM01
2023-01-09
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WHITE, John Stephen resigned
director
2022-12-16
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accounts · AA
2022-09-13
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officers · CH01
2022-09-13
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officers · CH01
2022-09-09
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officers · AP01
2022-09-09
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officers · AP01
2022-09-08
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officers · AP01
2022-06-20
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GIBNEY, Jean Bernadette appointed
director
2022-06-20
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HOGG, Jennifer Carol appointed
director
2022-06-20
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VALENTINE, Laura appointed
director
2022-01-07
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accounts · AA
2021-01-21
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2021-01-19
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officers · TM01
2020-01-16
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accounts · AA
2019-10-02
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officers · AP03
2019-10-02
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officers · TM02
2019-09-23
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GIBNEY, Jean Bernadette appointed
secretary
2019-09-23
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HUBBARD, Elaine Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2019-06-22
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EVERSDEN, Robert resigned
director
2019-05-26
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WINTER, Richard William resigned
director
2018-06-25
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BOWEN, Joanna Mary resigned
director
2018-06-25
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D'ONOFRIO, Anna Elizabeth resigned
director
2017-10-25
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HUBBARD, Elaine Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2017-10-25
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ORAM, Rebecca Louise resigned
secretary
2017-07-03
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ELLIS, Edward Peter appointed
director
2017-07-03
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ELLIS, Elizabeth Mary appointed
director
2017-07-03
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GALE, Sally Ann, Dr appointed
director
2017-07-03
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ORAM, Rebecca Louise resigned
director
2017-07-03
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WINTER, Richard William appointed
director
2016-06-27
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CHAPMAN, Julian resigned
director
2015-06-29
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ORAM, Rebecca Louise appointed
director
2014-02-03
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ORAM, Rebecca Louise appointed
secretary
2013-10-01
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GOSLING, Jennifer Ellen, Dr resigned
director
2013-06-10
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D'ONOFRIO, Anna Elizabeth appointed
director
2012-06-11
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GOMM, Christopher Ian resigned
director
2011-12-01
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CHAPMAN, Julian appointed
director
2011-05-26
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Company incorporated
As BALDOCK TOWN HALL LIMITED
2011-05-26
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GENTLE, Alison appointed
director
2011-05-26
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MADDREN, Maureen appointed
director
2011-05-26
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BOWEN, Joanna Mary appointed
director
2011-05-26
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EVERSDEN, Robert appointed
director
2011-05-26
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GOMM, Christopher Ian appointed
director
2011-05-26
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GOSLING, Jennifer Ellen, Dr appointed
director
2011-05-26
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KING, Brendan Francis appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 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 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

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

Incorporated2011-05-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Old Town Hall

High Street

Baldock

Herts

SG7 6AX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-20

Last: 2026-05-06