CREATIVE YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES CIC

🌳Matureactive
08873605 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-02-03
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: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-02-20
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    HODGSON, Brenda appointed
    director
  17. 2014-02-20
    ➕
    HUNTER, Camilla appointed
    director
  18. 2014-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As CREATIVE YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES CIC
  19. 2014-02-03
    ➕
    HARLAND, Michelle appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Michelle Harland
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Brenda Hodgson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Ms Camilla Hunter
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2014-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Park House Horden Welfare Park Park Road
Horden
Peterlee
Durham
SR8 4PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HARLAND, Michelle→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-02-03
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Active
HODGSON, Brenda→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-02-20
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Active
HUNTER, Camilla→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-02-20
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Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-16