CC SMUGGLERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09300439 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-07
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-21.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,274

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£21k
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Assets
£291
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£21k-£17k-£13k-£8k-£4k£291Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-21.3k£-20.0k
Current assets£291£245
Net assets£-21.3k£-20.0k

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-08-29
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  3. 2023-08-30
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  4. 2022-08-31
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  5. 2021-08-31
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  6. 2020-08-31
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  7. 2019-08-31
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  8. 2018-08-31
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  9. 2017-08-23
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  10. 2016-08-23
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  11. 2016-07-29
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  12. 2016-07-01
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    THOMAS, Ryan appointed
    director
  13. 2016-01-04
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  14. 2015-12-31
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  15. 2015-12-22
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    address · AD01
  16. 2015-12-08
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    PRYNNE, Anthony Olander appointed
    director
  17. 2014-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As CC SMUGGLERS LIMITED
  18. 2014-11-07
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    THOMAS, Ryan appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-11-07
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    PRYNNE, Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2014-11-07
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Owner dependency

73/100
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 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 77 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard James Prynne
Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Ryan Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

28 The Shawl
Leyburn
North Yorkshire
DL8 5DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

THOMAS, Ryan→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-07
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PRYNNE, Anthony Olander→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-12-08
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PRYNNE, Richard→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-11-07
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THOMAS, Ryan→
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-07-01
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Recent filings (25 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
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accounts · AA
2025-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-10
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accounts · AA
2024-08-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
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2022-08-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
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accounts · AA
2021-08-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-07
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accounts · AA
2020-08-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-25
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accounts · AA
2019-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-21