ARTS & BUSINESS CYMRU TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07800296 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-06
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
    ➕
    RALLEY, Paul Dylan appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-17
    ➖
    LANDEN, David John resigned
    director
  3. 2026-02-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-20
    ➕
    WEDLAKE, Anthony Sean appointed
    director
  8. 2024-11-20
    ➖
    MORPETH, Trevor David resigned
    director
  9. 2024-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-11-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-12-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-27
    ➖
    GILES, Liam David resigned
    director
  18. 2020-11-19
    ➕
    LANDEN, David John appointed
    director
  19. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-10-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2019-04-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-03-29
    ➕
    MORPETH, Trevor David appointed
    director
  23. 2019-01-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2019-01-22
    ➖
    SHEEHY, Lynne Elizabeth resigned
    director
  25. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2018-10-01
    ➕
    GILES, Liam David appointed
    director
  27. 2018-10-01
    ➖
    ROBERTS, David Huw resigned
    director
  28. 2011-10-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTS & BUSINESS CYMRU TRADING LIMITED
  29. 2011-10-06
    ➕
    JONES, Rachel Ann appointed
    director
  30. 2011-10-06
    ➕
    ROBERTS, David Huw appointed
    director
  31. 2011-10-06
    ➕
    SHEEHY, Lynne Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Arts & Business Cymru is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Arts & Business Cymru
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARTS & BUSINESS CYMRU TRADING LIMITED
This company · 07800296

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arts & Business Cymru
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-06
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

16 Museum Place
Cardiff
CF10 3BH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

JONES, Rachel Ann→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RALLEY, Paul Dylan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2026-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEDLAKE, Anthony Sean→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILES, Liam David→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2020-11-27
Resigned
LANDEN, David John→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-11-19 · resigned 2026-02-17
Resigned
MORPETH, Trevor David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-03-29 · resigned 2024-11-20
Resigned
ROBERTS, David Huw→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-10-06 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned
SHEEHY, Lynne Elizabeth→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-10-06 · resigned 2019-01-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-10