EAST DURHAM ARTISTS' NETWORK LTD

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09583099 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-05-09
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£18.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (71/100)

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
9 officers (6 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,179
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,881 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£18k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£9k£14k£18k£23kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£18.2k£21.1k
Current assets£19.3k£22.9k
Net assets£18.2k£21.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-09
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    FLANAGAN, Sandra Gwen resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-05-05
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    COXON, James Anthony appointed
    director
  6. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-03
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-02-03
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  10. 2024-02-03
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  11. 2024-02-03
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-02-03
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-01-31
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    AKHTAR, Nasim appointed
    director
  15. 2023-01-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-10-06
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    SANDWITH, Margaret Angela appointed
    director
  17. 2022-10-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-10-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-10-05
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    MCARTHUR, Alexander resigned
    director
  20. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-08-04
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    address · AD01
  23. 2020-08-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2020-07-31
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    LOWES, Jean resigned
    director
  25. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2018-10-29
    ➕
    HOWARD, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  27. 2018-10-29
    ➕
    SPENCE, Jean appointed
    director
  28. 2018-10-29
    ➕
    FLANAGAN, Sandra Gwen appointed
    director
  29. 2018-10-29
    ➕
    MCARTHUR, Alexander appointed
    director
  30. 2015-05-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EAST DURHAM ARTISTS' NETWORK LTD
  31. 2015-05-09
    ➕
    LEEKS, Victoria Eve appointed
    director
  32. 2015-05-09
    ➕
    LOWES, Jean 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
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

74 Church Street
Seaham
County Durham
SR7 7HF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (6 active · 3 resigned)

AKHTAR, Nasim→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COXON, James Anthony→
director · ~77y · appointed 2025-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWARD, Jacqueline→
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEEKS, Victoria Eve→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANDWITH, Margaret Angela→
director · ~70y · appointed 2022-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENCE, Jean→
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLANAGAN, Sandra Gwen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-10-29 · resigned 2025-09-09
Resigned
LOWES, Jean→
director · ~73y · appointed 2015-05-09 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned
MCARTHUR, Alexander→
director · ~75y · appointed 2018-10-29 · resigned 2022-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04