ASONE THEATRE COMPANY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10769650 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-05-13
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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year to May 2025
Net worth
£116
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
  • 90030Artistic creation
  • 91011Library activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
20 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £116
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,222 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£116
↓ 91% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£894£2k£3k£4k£4kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£2.0k£1.8k
Current assets£4.5k£4.5k
Net assets£116£1.3k

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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-05-01
    ➕
    BARRY, James Peter appointed
    director
  5. 2024-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-04-01
    ➖
    BUTCHER, Jane Helen resigned
    director
  8. 2023-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ASONE THEATRE COMPANY LTD
  14. 2017-05-13
    ➕
    BUTCHER, John Kevin appointed
    secretary
  15. 2017-05-13
    ➕
    BUTCHER, John Kevin appointed
    director
  16. 2017-05-13
    ➕
    COLE, Kevin Alexis Franklin appointed
    director
  17. 2017-05-13
    ➕
    MCHARRIE, Laura Jane appointed
    director
  18. 2017-05-13
    ➕
    BUTCHER, Jane Helen appointed
    director
  19. 2017-05-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jane Helen Butcher
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Talbothays 3 Osmington Lodge
Osmington
Weymouth
Dorset
DT3 6EX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

BUTCHER, John Kevin→
secretary · appointed 2017-05-13
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Active
BARRY, James Peter→
director · ~71y · appointed 2024-05-01
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Active
BUTCHER, John Kevin→
director · ~76y · appointed 2017-05-13
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Active
COLE, Kevin Alexis Franklin→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-05-13
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Active
MCHARRIE, Laura Jane→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-05-13
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Active
BUTCHER, Jane Helen→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-05-13 · resigned 2023-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13