-A-LIGHT TM OUTREACH CIC
🌳Matureactive
08916895 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-02-28
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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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 change-of-name
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-07➕CARE, Grace appointeddirector
- 2026-02-07➕EMECHETE, Martin appointeddirector
- 2026-01-23✏️change-of-name-community-interest-companychange-of-name · CICCON
- 2026-01-23✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14➕ESSIEN, Angela appointeddirector
- 2018-07-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-06-19➖AKULLO, Agnes resigneddirector
- 2017-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-31➖UNACHUKWU, Ninie Edlyn resigneddirector
- 2014-02-28🏢Company incorporatedAs -A-LIGHT TM OUTREACH CIC
- 2014-02-28➕ESSIEN, Angela appointedsecretary
- 2014-02-28➕AKULLO, Agnes appointeddirector
- 2014-02-28➕UNACHUKWU, Ninie Edlyn appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed 2 times
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-01-23: change-of-name-community-interest-company; 2026-01-23: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Angela Essien Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 02/05/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Agnes Akuloceased 01/03/2026· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2014-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
1 Beaconsfield 64 Red Lion Street
London
WC1R 4PA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
EMECHETE, Martin→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2026-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ESSIEN, Angela→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AKULLO, Agnes→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2014-02-28 · resigned 2018-06-19
UNACHUKWU, Ninie Edlyn→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-02-28 · resigned 2016-03-31
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Recent filings (32 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-17
change-of-name-community-interest-company
change-of-name · CICCON
2026-01-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-01