A & C THOMAS ENTERTAINMENT LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10460926 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-03
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
33 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-27 |
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| Average employees | 2 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Redwood Bank Limited
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A & C THOMAS ENTERTAINMENT LTD
- 2016-11-03➕THOMAS, Adam Gordon appointeddirector
- 2016-11-03➕THOMAS, Caroline appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THOMAS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Adam Gordon Thomas Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/11/2016 |
Mrs Caroline Thomas Individual · British · DOB 04/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
Suite 10-12 Mezzanine Floor Royal Liver Building
Pier Head
Liverpool
L3 1HU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last made up to: 2024-10-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
THOMAS, Adam Gordon→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2016-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Caroline→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2016-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Redwood Bank Redwood Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/05/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-07-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-25