PAPERGANG THEATRE

🌳Matureactive
08522007 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-05-09
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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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
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 8 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
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-08-01
    ➕
    LUI, Chien-Wei appointed
    director
  5. 2024-03-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-12-05
    ➖
    GRIFFITHS, Catrin Mererid resigned
    director
  10. 2022-07-29
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2022-07-25
    📄
    change-constitution-enactment
    change-of-constitution · CC05
  12. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-28
    ➕
    GILLIAM, Jodie appointed
    director
  14. 2022-02-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2018-04-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-03-07
    ➕
    MILLER, Patrick appointed
    director
  22. 2018-03-07
    ➕
    PARSONAGE, Simon Kenneth appointed
    director
  23. 2018-03-07
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Catrin Mererid appointed
    director
  24. 2018-03-07
    ➖
    YAP, Emma Chooi Ling resigned
    director
  25. 2017-05-12
    ➖
    WIDYA, Clarissa Kiemlian Ratnamaya resigned
    director
  26. 2013-05-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PAPERGANG THEATRE
  27. 2013-05-09
    ➕
    LY, Simon Hoong Zung appointed
    director
  28. 2013-05-09
    ➕
    WIDYA, Clarissa Kiemlian Ratnamaya appointed
    director
  29. 2013-05-09
    ➕
    YAP, Emma Chooi Ling appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Hoong Zung Ly
Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2017

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-limited-exemption
Incorporated2013-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

48 Kimberley Avenue
London
SE15 3XJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

GILLIAM, Jodie→
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUI, Chien-Wei→
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LY, Simon Hoong Zung→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLER, Patrick→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARSONAGE, Simon Kenneth→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIFFITHS, Catrin Mererid→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-03-07 · resigned 2022-12-05
Resigned
WIDYA, Clarissa Kiemlian Ratnamaya→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-05-09 · resigned 2017-05-12
Resigned
YAP, Emma Chooi Ling→
director · ~39y · appointed 2013-05-09 · resigned 2018-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-07-29
change-constitution-enactment
change-of-constitution · CC05
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-28