BRIXHAM ARTS & THEATRE SOCIETY

🌳Matureactive
08654722 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-08-19
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: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90040Operation of arts facilities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 91). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
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    FARNHAM, Olive appointed
    director
  3. 2025-03-21
    ➖
    CLARKE, Kathryn Anne resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-30
    ➕
    CLARKE, Kathryn Anne appointed
    director
  10. 2022-08-30
    ➖
    MILES, Susan Elaine resigned
    director
  11. 2022-08-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-08-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-02
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-27
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    address · AD01
  18. 2017-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-05-25
    ➕
    MILES, Susan Elaine appointed
    director
  21. 2016-05-25
    ➖
    WHEELER, Shirley Betty resigned
    director
  22. 2013-08-19
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIXHAM ARTS & THEATRE SOCIETY
  23. 2013-08-19
    ➕
    FARNHAM, Olive appointed
    secretary
  24. 2013-08-19
    ➕
    POTTEN, Cecilia Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2013-08-19
    ➕
    WHEELER, Shirley Betty appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mrs Cecilia Jane Potten
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
—25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% voting · board control · significant influence18/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2013-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

9 Weston Close
Brixham
Devon
TQ5 9JX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

FARNHAM, Olive→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-19
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Active
FARNHAM, Olive→
director · ~91y · appointed 2025-03-21
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Active
POTTEN, Cecilia Jane→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-08-19
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Active
CLARKE, Kathryn Anne→
director · ~80y · appointed 2022-08-30 · resigned 2025-03-21
Resigned
MILES, Susan Elaine→
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-05-25 · resigned 2022-08-30
Resigned
WHEELER, Shirley Betty→
director · ~91y · appointed 2013-08-19 · resigned 2016-05-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-04