DURNOVARIA SILVER BAND TRUST

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08752846 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-10-29

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£138.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.4y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 12.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

33 officers (7 active, 33 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

104 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £138,924

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£139k

↑ 4.0% YoY

Current Assets

£37k

↑ 32% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£153.4k	£150.1k
Current assets	£36.8k	£28.0k
Net assets	£138.9k	£133.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (85 events)Click to expand

2026-01-26
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officers · AP01
2026-01-24
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accounts · AA
2026-01-15
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FRIGOT, Sarah Eve appointed
director
2025-10-17
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officers · TM01
2025-04-30
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GANNAWAY, Colin resigned
director
2025-01-17
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officers · AP01
2025-01-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-16
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-16
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officers · AP01
2025-01-16
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accounts · AA
2025-01-15
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CARTER, Nigel Anthony appointed
director
2025-01-15
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MEMBURY-HAWKINS, Dylana, Mrs. appointed
director
2025-01-15
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DR. KEITH BARNARD-JONES resigned
corporate-secretary
2025-01-15
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BARNARD-JONES, Keith, Dr resigned
director
2025-01-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-29
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STANDING, Peter, Mr. resigned
director
2024-12-28
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BENTLEY, Marigold Susan resigned
director
2024-12-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-08
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NICHOLS, Jonathan Gordon resigned
director
2024-01-17
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accounts · AA
2023-07-15
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officers · AP01
2023-07-11
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officers · AP01
2023-07-10
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BENTLEY, Marigold Susan appointed
director
2023-07-03
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FOX, Mary appointed
director
2023-06-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-19
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STANDING, Peter, Mr. appointed
director
2023-04-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-27
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WOODS, Julie-Lisa resigned
director
2022-11-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-03
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CLEARS, Diana Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-22
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-04-22
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-05-01
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VANHOUTTEGHEM, Rik Paul Jan resigned
director
2020-06-12
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VANHOUTTEGHEM, Rik Paul Jan appointed
director
2020-06-01
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FOX, Angela May, Mrs. appointed
director
2020-06-01
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CROUCH, Jeffrey Roy Scott resigned
director
2020-06-01
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GREEN, Trevor Roland resigned
director
2018-07-17
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WOODS, Julie-Lisa appointed
director
2018-06-27
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NICHOLS, Jonathan Gordon appointed
director
2018-06-11
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CROUCH, Jeffrey Roy Scott appointed
director
2018-05-22
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CARTER, Nigel Anthony resigned
director
2018-05-02
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BARRETT, David John resigned
director
2018-04-13
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GANNAWAY, Colin appointed
director
2018-04-13
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GREEN, Trevor Roland appointed
director
2018-02-09
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BARNARD-JONES, Keith, Dr appointed
director

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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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — 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 89 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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2013-10-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Church House West

Whitchurch Canonicorum

Bridport

DT6 6RQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-21

Last: 2025-10-07