ALDEBURGH CINEMA TRUST

🌳Matureactive

08389118 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-02-05

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

29 officers (12 active, 29 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Average employees	23

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2026-06-25
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officers · AP01
2026-04-10
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officers · TM01
2026-03-28
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CLARKE-JERVOISE, Sophie appointed
director
2026-03-28
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GREEN, Jill Rosemary resigned
director
2025-08-06
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accounts · AA
2024-10-08
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officers · AP01
2024-10-05
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CANTER, Jonathan Paul appointed
director
2024-08-16
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accounts · AA
2024-02-19
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officers · CH01
2023-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
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accounts · AA
2022-06-06
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officers · AP01
2022-03-26
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MORROW, Alison appointed
director
2021-11-22
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officers · TM01
2021-09-28
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HUGHES, Colin resigned
director
2021-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
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officers · TM01
2021-07-24
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ELLINS, Christopher Raymond resigned
director
2021-06-18
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officers · AP01
2021-06-08
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officers · AP03
2021-06-08
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officers · TM02
2021-05-22
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BARNARD, Stephen Geoffrey appointed
secretary
2021-05-22
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HANLON, Jennifer Elizabeth Imogen appointed
director
2021-05-22
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ELLINS, Christopher Raymond resigned
secretary
2021-02-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-21
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TURNER, Janice Smith appointed
director
2020-10-15
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accounts · AA
2020-02-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2019-12-14
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QUICK, Diana Marilyn resigned
director
2019-11-16
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BARNARD, Stephen Geoffrey appointed
director
2019-11-16
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GOETZEN, Frederick Herman appointed
director
2019-11-16
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JAMES, Mary Victoria appointed
director
2018-10-20
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HUGHES, Colin appointed
director
2018-07-28
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VLESSING, Marc Ferdinand resigned
director
2018-05-30
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TURNBULL, Sarah Caroline appointed
director
2018-05-17
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GIDNEY, Michael John resigned
director
2018-05-16
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WALKER, Lucy, Dr resigned
director
2018-05-15
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IRVINE, Sally, Dr resigned
director
2018-05-14
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DOLAN, Janet resigned
director
2018-05-04
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EDWARDS, David William resigned
director
2018-04-03
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DOLAN, Janet appointed
director
2018-04-03
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WALKER, Lucy, Dr appointed
director
2017-10-22
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NICHOLLS, Maryanne Patricia appointed
director
2017-07-22
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ROBERTS, Peter Geoffrey resigned
director
2017-03-24
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YOUNG, Henry David Archdale Heyman resigned
director
2017-02-10
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HIDDLESTON, Diana Patricia resigned
director
2017-01-21
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BETTINSON, David John resigned
secretary
2017-01-21
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ELLINS, Christopher Raymond appointed
secretary
2017-01-21
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BETTINSON, David John resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2013-02-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

Aldeburgh Cinema

51 High Street

Aldeburgh

Suffolk

IP15 5AU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-19

Last: 2026-02-05