CHRYSALIS LONDON

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09246502 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-10-02
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-453
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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 (5 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £453
Net assets shrinking
Down £828 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£453
↓ 221% YoY
Current Assets
£55
↑ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£453-£287-£122£44£209£375Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-453£375
Current assets£55£33
Net assets£-453£375

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
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-03
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  9. 2019-10-03
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  10. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-11-14
    ➕
    BLEMINGS, Jodie Christian appointed
    director
  16. 2014-11-14
    ➕
    BRIGDEN, Nicholas Frederick Leonard appointed
    director
  17. 2014-11-14
    ➕
    HEWITT, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2014-11-14
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Janet Rosalind appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-14
    ➕
    PILLINGER, Eric Gilbert appointed
    director
  20. 2014-11-14
    ➖
    CAPPER, Robert Matthew resigned
    director
  21. 2014-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHRYSALIS LONDON
  22. 2014-10-02
    ➕
    CAPPER, Robert Matthew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Incorporated2014-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

105 High Street
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 2HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

BLEMINGS, Jodie Christian→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGDEN, Nicholas Frederick Leonard→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEWITT, Mark Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MITCHELL, Janet Rosalind→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-11-14
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Active
PILLINGER, Eric Gilbert→
director · ~82y · appointed 2014-11-14
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Active
CAPPER, Robert Matthew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-10-02 · resigned 2014-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-07