BELPER COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE CIC
🌳Matureactive
10187373 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-05-18
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-01➖KEIGHLEY, Richard John resigneddirector
- 2026-06-01➖LETTS, Matthew Francis Graham resigneddirector
- 2026-06-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-21➖LEWIS-JONES, Chris resigneddirector
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-02➕LETTS, Matthew Francis Graham appointeddirector
- 2023-10-02➕LEWIS-JONES, Chris appointeddirector
- 2023-10-02➖SMITH, Susan Jane resigneddirector
- 2023-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-14➖DOREY, Les resigneddirector
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-10➕SMITH, Susan Jane appointeddirector
- 2016-05-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BELPER COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE CIC
- 2016-05-18➕GRIFFIN, Trevor appointeddirector
- 2016-05-18➕HONEY, Janet Margaret appointeddirector
- 2016-05-18➕DOREY, Les appointeddirector
- 2016-05-18➕KEIGHLEY, Richard John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 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
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: KEIGHLEY, Richard John resigned 2026-06-01; LETTS, Matthew Francis Graham resigned 2026-06-01; LEWIS-JONES, Chris resigned 2026-05-21
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| ARCADIAN MARINADES LTD→ 12094216 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ATOMIC PYROTECHNICS LTD→ 16041547 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AVENTS EVENTS LIMITED→ 15941234 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BELPER MEADOWS SYNTHETIC PITCH(S) LIMITED→ 03046877 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
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| BLUE SKY SPORTS LIMITED→ 12327307 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BNTVA MUSEUM CIC→ 15389981 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BODY IN MIND PILATES LIMITED→ 05553570 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BONKERS ILLUMINATION GOLF LTD→ 14992812 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BOREHAM WOOD FOOTBALL CLUB (UTILITIES) LIMITED→ 00753361 · est 1963 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 63y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Registered office
14 Parkside
Belper
Derbyshire
DE56 1HY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-18
Last: 2026-06-04
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
GRIFFIN, Trevor→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2016-05-18
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HONEY, Janet Margaret→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2016-05-18
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DOREY, Les→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2016-05-18 · resigned 2021-01-14
KEIGHLEY, Richard John→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-05-18 · resigned 2026-06-01
LETTS, Matthew Francis Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-10-02 · resigned 2026-06-01
LEWIS-JONES, Chris→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2023-10-02 · resigned 2026-05-21
SMITH, Susan Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2018-01-10 · resigned 2023-10-02
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05