2ENGAGE PERFORMING ARTS C.I.C.

🌳Matureactive
07927523 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-01-30
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90010Performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 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
34 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    LOUDON, Jane appointed
    director
  2. 2026-03-04
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    LOUDON, Jane resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-04
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-03-04
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-07-09
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  6. 2024-08-30
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  7. 2024-04-26
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-04-08
    ➕
    LOUDON, Jane appointed
    director
  9. 2023-10-26
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  10. 2022-09-08
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  11. 2021-12-02
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-12-01
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    LOUDON, Jane resigned
    director
  13. 2021-05-13
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  14. 2020-11-10
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  15. 2019-07-08
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  16. 2018-10-30
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  17. 2017-11-07
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  18. 2016-12-05
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  19. 2012-01-31
    ➕
    LOUDON, Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 2ENGAGE PERFORMING ARTS C.I.C.
  21. 2012-01-30
    ➕
    GOSS, Philip Martin appointed
    director
  22. 2012-01-30
    ➕
    MORRIS, Edward Dean appointed
    director

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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Dean Morris
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
—25–50%25-50% voting01/07/2016
Mr Philip Martin Goss
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
—25–50%25-50% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2012-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

University Of Chester
Kingsway Campus
Chester
Cheshire
CH2 2LB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GOSS, Philip Martin→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-01-30
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Active
LOUDON, Jane→
director · ~73y · appointed 2026-03-04
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Active
MORRIS, Edward Dean→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOUDON, Jane→
director · ~69y · appointed 2024-04-08 · resigned 2026-03-04
Resigned
LOUDON, Jane→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-01-31 · resigned 2021-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-13