BARNSTAPLE AND NORTH DEVON MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT TRUST

🌳Matureactive

08760995 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-11-04

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£69.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Museum activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

26 officers (8 active, 26 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £69,585

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£70k

↑ 30% YoY

Current Assets

£37k

↑ 80% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£69.6k	£53.4k
Current assets	£36.6k	£20.4k
Net assets	£69.6k	£53.4k

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

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand

2025-11-06
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officers · AP01
2025-10-24
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EDGAR, Keith appointed
director
2025-10-07
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officers · AP01
2025-09-30
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accounts · AA
2025-09-15
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BODMAN, Jacqueline Ann appointed
director
2024-09-29
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officers · TM01
2024-09-29
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accounts · AA
2024-09-10
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HARTNOLL, Susan Patricia resigned
director
2023-12-14
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officers · TM01
2023-09-29
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officers · AP01
2023-09-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-28
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accounts · AA
2023-09-10
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TANSLEY, Linda Margaret appointed
director
2023-07-10
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PITCHER, Stephen Bertram resigned
secretary
2023-07-10
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PITCHER, Stephen Bertram resigned
director
2023-05-22
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BROMLEY, Michael John resigned
director
2023-05-22
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SQUIRES, Susan Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-10-03
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officers · AP01
2022-09-29
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accounts · AA
2022-07-12
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SQUIRES, Susan Elizabeth appointed
director
2021-10-20
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accounts · AA
2021-01-14
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officers · TM01
2020-12-31
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ABRAHAM, Keith Noel resigned
director
2020-07-14
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accounts · AA
2020-06-28
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officers · TM01
2020-06-16
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BLACKMAN, Helen Lee resigned
director
2020-01-22
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officers · CH03
2019-01-21
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KELLY, Michael Patrick appointed
director
2019-01-21
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BROMLEY, Michael John appointed
director
2018-11-12
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DOVE, Stephen James Ash resigned
director
2018-04-10
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PITCHER, Stephen Bertram appointed
secretary
2018-04-10
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HARTNOLL, Susan Patricia appointed
director
2018-04-10
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TANSLEY, Linda Margaret resigned
director
2017-11-28
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EVANS, Angela Joy appointed
director
2017-11-28
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FAYE, Gwyneth Joy appointed
director
2017-11-28
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BARBER, Robert Paul Byron resigned
director
2017-11-28
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BLACKMAN, Helen Lee appointed
director
2017-10-01
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PRATT, Donald James resigned
director
2017-09-30
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GREEN, Sadie resigned
director
2017-09-26
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PRATT, Donald James resigned
secretary
2016-12-05
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ROWE, David Michael appointed
director
2016-12-05
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BRADBEER, John Bernard resigned
director
2016-12-01
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SEARS, Dion Patricia resigned
director
2016-11-14
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DOVE, Stephen James Ash appointed
director
2016-11-11
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ELSON, Mark Stanbury resigned
director
2016-11-04
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BARBER, Robert Paul Byron appointed
director
2016-11-01
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BUTT, David Peter resigned
director
2015-11-04
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LEE, William Jeremy resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — 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 86 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

Incorporated2013-11-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

C/O Angela Evans, Treasurer The Museum

The Square

Barnstaple

EX32 8LN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-08

Last: 2025-10-25