CELF CAERLEON ARTS CIC

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08625012 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-07-25

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90030Artistic creation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (9 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2025-11-03
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2025-07-07
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2024-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
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officers · CH01
2024-08-07
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officers · TM01
2024-08-07
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officers · AP01
2024-08-07
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officers · AP01
2024-08-01
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BRODIE, Peter appointed
director
2024-08-01
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GIBSON, Christopher John appointed
director
2024-08-01
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HUNT, Greville Kenneth resigned
director
2024-07-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
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GLASBROOK GRIFFITHS, Rajvi resigned
director
2021-02-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-09-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-07-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-07-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-11-27
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THOMAS, Christopher David, Mr. appointed
director
2017-11-27
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DAWSON, Brian Stanley resigned
director
2017-07-31
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DALE, Bryan Sydney, Mr. appointed
director
2016-08-24
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PERKINS, Maxwell Boyd resigned
director
2015-04-09
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DAVIDSON, Catherine Anne appointed
secretary
2013-11-14
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DAWSON, Brian Stanley appointed
director
2013-11-14
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GLASBROOK GRIFFITHS, Rajvi appointed
director
2013-07-25
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Company incorporated
As CELF CAERLEON ARTS CIC
2013-07-25
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DAVIDSON, Catherine Anne appointed
director
2013-07-25
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DAVIDSON, Timothy Robinson appointed
director
2013-07-25
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GLASBROOK GRIFFITHS, Jonathan Peter appointed
director
2013-07-25
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WORRELL, Wilfred Wilbert appointed
director
2013-07-25
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HUNT, Greville Kenneth appointed
director
2013-07-25
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PERKINS, Maxwell Boyd appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2013-07-25

Jurisdictionwales

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

20 High Street

Caerleon

Newport

NP18 1AG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-08

Last: 2025-07-25