BEACONSFIELD FESTIVAL OF CHOIRS

🌳Matureactive
09345266 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-12-08
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£12.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,762

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£3k£5k£8k£10k£13kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£12.9k£12.3k
Current assets£11.9k£13.0k
Net assets£12.8k£11.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-13
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-01-26
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    NEWTON, Philip resigned
    director
  5. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-23
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    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-03-01
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-08
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    NEWTON, Philip appointed
    director
  12. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-28
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  14. 2017-09-27
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  15. 2016-12-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-12-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2016-09-07
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-12-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BEACONSFIELD FESTIVAL OF CHOIRS
  19. 2014-12-08
    ➕
    SMITH, David appointed
    director
  20. 2014-12-08
    ➕
    SMITH, Jane Amanda appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 David Smith
Individual · English · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Jane Amanda Smith
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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-limited-exemption
Incorporated2014-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Newstead Bottom Lane
Seer Green
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 2RH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SMITH, David→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-12-08
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Active
SMITH, Jane Amanda→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-12-08
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Active
NEWTON, Philip→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-03-08 · resigned 2024-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31