BATH AND WEST SHOWS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08680261 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-06

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (7 active, 16 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

49 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-05-06
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officers · AP01
2026-04-16
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accounts · AA
2026-04-15
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BROOKE, James Edward appointed
director
2026-02-04
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officers · AP01
2025-12-12
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POW, Rebecca Faye appointed
director
2025-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
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officers · AP01
2025-03-13
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officers · TM01
2025-02-24
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officers · AP01
2025-02-14
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ROSSITER, Henry George De Sola appointed
director
2024-09-18
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accounts · AA
2024-09-16
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LOOK, Catherine Rebecca resigned
director
2024-09-12
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officers · TM01
2024-03-22
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KINGSTON, Ellen Charlotte appointed
director
2023-10-18
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SEDGMAN, David Norman resigned
director
2023-07-17
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officers · RP04TM01
2023-07-17
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second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
officers · RP04TM01
2023-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
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officers · TM01
2023-03-08
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officers · TM01
2022-07-15
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ALVIS, John resigned
director
2022-07-15
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DREWETT, Robert Nicholas Foord resigned
director
2022-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
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officers · AP01
2021-10-21
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officers · AP01
2021-10-15
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ULOTH, Rupert William appointed
director
2021-10-15
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LOOK, Catherine Rebecca appointed
director
2021-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-07-01
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ASH, Richard William John resigned
director
2018-03-29
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COTTON, David Worgan appointed
director
2018-03-29
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CALVER, Richard Thomas, Dr resigned
director
2018-03-29
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MATHESON OF MATHESON, Eleanor Mary Francesca resigned
director
2016-03-22
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SEDGMAN, David Norman appointed
director
2015-02-18
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LANE-NOTT, Roger Charles, Rear Admiral resigned
director
2014-06-02
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HUTCHEN, Nicholas Gordon Knibb resigned
director
2014-06-02
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LANE-NOTT, Roger Charles, Rear Admiral appointed
director
2013-09-06
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Company incorporated
As BATH AND WEST SHOWS LIMITED
2013-09-06
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GIBSON, Anthony Alan appointed
director
2013-09-06
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ALVIS, John appointed
director
2013-09-06
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ASH, Richard William John appointed
director
2013-09-06
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CALVER, Richard Thomas, Dr appointed
director
2013-09-06
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DREWETT, Robert Nicholas Foord appointed
director
2013-09-06
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HUTCHEN, Nicholas Gordon Knibb appointed
director
2013-09-06
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MATHESON OF MATHESON, Eleanor Mary Francesca 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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

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 77 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.)

Group structure

Royal Bath And West Of England Society is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Royal Bath And West Of England Society

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BATH AND WEST SHOWS LIMITED

This company · 08680261

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Royal Bath And West Of England Society Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-09-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

The Showground

Shepton Mallet

Somerset

BA4 6QN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-11

Last: 2026-03-28