1 ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09171644 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-12
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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-09-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-09-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-09-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-09-19
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-09-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-07-01
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    CHERRY, Lisa Karen appointed
    director
  17. 2019-07-01
    ➕
    KAVANAGH, Paul appointed
    director
  18. 2019-07-01
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    KAVANAGH, Ross resigned
    director
  19. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2014-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS LTD
  22. 2014-08-12
    ➕
    KAVANAGH, Ross appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lisa Karen Cherry
Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2019
Paul Kavanagh
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2019
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ross Kavanaghceased 01/07/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mr Paul Kavanaghceased 19/05/2017· 75-100% shares
  • Paul Kavanaghceased 19/05/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 6 Mile Town Business Park
Grace Road
Sheerness
Kent
ME12 1HB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CHERRY, Lisa Karen→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-07-01
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Active
KAVANAGH, Paul→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-07-01
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Active
KAVANAGH, Ross→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-08-12 · resigned 2019-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-08