ARTS FOR HUNGERFORD COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

🌳Matureactive
10059896 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-03-13
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,517
Net assets shrinking
Down £193 YoY
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£670£1k£2k£3k£3kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£2.5k£2.7k
Current assets£2.5k£3.4k
Cash£2.5k£3.1k
Debtors£0£200
Net assets£2.5k£2.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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  3. 2023-11-09
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-19
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-21
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  6. 2021-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-21
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-15
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    accounts · AA01
  9. 2018-10-16
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-15
    ➕
    CUNDY, Charlotte Rachel appointed
    secretary
  11. 2018-03-15
    ➖
    BURGESS, Nicola resigned
    secretary
  12. 2018-03-15
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-03-15
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    officers · AP03
  14. 2018-01-15
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTS FOR HUNGERFORD COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  16. 2016-03-13
    ➕
    COLEMAN, Zoe appointed
    director
  17. 2016-03-13
    ➕
    DREWER-TRUMP, Anthony appointed
    director
  18. 2016-03-13
    ➕
    MILNE-WHITE, Emma Rhiannon appointed
    director
  19. 2016-03-13
    ➕
    BURGESS, Nicola appointed
    secretary
  20. 2016-03-13
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    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

65/100
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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Anthony Drewer-Trump
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Zoe Coleman
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Emma Rhiannon Milne-White
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

22 Hamblin Meadow
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 0HJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

CUNDY, Charlotte Rachel→
secretary · appointed 2018-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLEMAN, Zoe→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-03-13
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Active
DREWER-TRUMP, Anthony→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILNE-WHITE, Emma Rhiannon→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURGESS, Nicola→
secretary · appointed 2016-03-13 · resigned 2018-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-07-15