ARRAN TOPHAM LTD

🌳Matureactive
08192140 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-28
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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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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.

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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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-23
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    capital · SH08
  3. 2025-09-22
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  4. 2025-06-06
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    capital · SH08
  5. 2025-06-05
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    capital · SH10
  6. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-05-27
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    TOPHAM, Michelle Ann appointed
    director
  8. 2025-05-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-05-31
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  10. 2023-08-31
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  11. 2022-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-03-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-03-15
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    address · AD01
  16. 2020-03-19
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-18
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ARRAN TOPHAM LTD
  20. 2012-08-28
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    TOPHAM, Arran appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TOPHAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Arran Topham
Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

190 Alfreton Road
Little Eaton
Derby
DE21 5AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

TOPHAM, Arran→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-08-28
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Active
TOPHAM, Michelle Ann→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-05-27
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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-09-23
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-06
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21