ACTIVATE THEATRE LTD

🌳Matureactive
09783815 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-18
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£584
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £584
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,000 YoY
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£584
↓ 87% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£21k£26kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£584£4.6k
Current assets£25.6k£21.7k
Cash£21.9k£18.9k
Debtors£3.7k£2.7k
Net assets£584£4.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-28
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  3. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-14
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-10-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-10-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-09-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2017-09-01
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-09-01
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  15. 2017-07-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-07-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2015-10-14
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    RIMMINGTON KANE, Patrick John appointed
    director
  18. 2015-10-14
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    RIMMINGTON-KANE, Louise Jane Emma appointed
    director
  19. 2015-10-14
    ➖
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigned
    director
  20. 2015-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVATE THEATRE LTD
  21. 2015-09-18
    ➕
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Patrick John Rimmington Kane
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/07/2017
Mrs Louise Jane Emma Rimmington
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/07/2017
Mrs Louise Emma Jane Rimmington Kane
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
——sig. influencesignificant influence14/10/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Louise Jane Emma Rimmingtonceased 01/09/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Office 11 Ushaw Historic House
Chapels & Gardens
Durham
DH7 9RH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

RIMMINGTON KANE, Patrick John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIMMINGTON-KANE, Louise Jane Emma→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-09-18 · resigned 2015-10-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-14