BODY LANGUAGE SCHOOL OF DANCE CIC

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10494596 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-11-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90010Performing arts
  • 90030Artistic creation
  • 96040Physical well-being activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-05-22
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-20
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    BRUNTON, Helen Ruth resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-20
    ➖
    WATTS, Cindy Joy resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-20
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  6. 2025-01-20
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  7. 2024-05-20
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  8. 2023-05-26
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  9. 2022-05-17
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  10. 2021-07-06
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  11. 2021-03-16
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    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-12-09
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    BRUNTON, Helen Ruth appointed
    director
  13. 2020-12-09
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    MATTHEWS, Christopher Charles resigned
    director
  14. 2020-12-09
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    WATTS, Cindy Joy appointed
    director
  15. 2020-12-09
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  16. 2020-12-09
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  17. 2020-12-09
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  18. 2020-12-09
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  19. 2020-12-09
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  20. 2020-12-02
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  21. 2019-09-06
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  22. 2018-08-24
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-11-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BODY LANGUAGE SCHOOL OF DANCE CIC
  24. 2016-11-24
    ➕
    DOLLOWAY, Emma Charlotte appointed
    director
  25. 2016-11-24
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Christopher Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Emma Charlotte Dolloway
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest24/11/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Christopher Charles Matthewsceased 09/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest

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
Incorporated2016-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Mortimer Trading Centre
Mortimer Road
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR4 9SP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

DOLLOWAY, Emma Charlotte→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUNTON, Helen Ruth→
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-12-09 · resigned 2025-01-20
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Christopher Charles→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-11-24 · resigned 2020-12-09
Resigned
WATTS, Cindy Joy→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-12-09 · resigned 2025-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
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accounts · AA
2023-05-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27