BLACKBURN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10991404 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-02
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 8.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£541£618
Current assets£6.3k£6.9k
Net assets£2£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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-25
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    EDMUNDSON, Ian Charles appointed
    director
  4. 2024-04-25
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    THOMASON, Michael James resigned
    director
  5. 2024-04-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-04-25
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  7. 2024-04-25
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  8. 2024-04-25
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  9. 2024-04-25
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  10. 2024-04-25
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  11. 2023-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-08
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-26
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  14. 2022-01-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-01-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2022-01-25
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    BLAYNEY, Joshua David resigned
    director
  19. 2022-01-25
    ➕
    THOMASON, Michael James appointed
    director
  20. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2021-03-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2021-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-03-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2021-02-16
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    DONALDSON, Trevor Decoursey appointed
    director
  26. 2021-02-16
    ➖
    POPHAM, Margaret Elizabeth resigned
    director
  27. 2020-10-11
    ➕
    BLAYNEY, Joshua David appointed
    director
  28. 2020-10-11
    ➖
    HOYLE, Gillian Margaret resigned
    director
  29. 2017-10-02
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    Company incorporated
    As BLACKBURN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  30. 2017-10-02
    ➕
    HOYLE, Gillian Margaret appointed
    director
  31. 2017-10-02
    ➕
    POPHAM, Margaret Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Charles Edmundson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest25/04/2024
Mr Trevor Donaldson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/02/2021
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Michael James Thomasonceased 25/04/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Joshua David Blayneyceased 25/01/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Margaret Elizabeth Pophamceased 16/02/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Gillian Margaret Hoyleceased 11/10/2020· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

16 Albany Road
Lytham St. Annes
FY8 4AS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DONALDSON, Trevor Decoursey→
director · ~66y · appointed 2021-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDMUNDSON, Ian Charles→
director · ~73y · appointed 2024-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAYNEY, Joshua David→
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-10-11 · resigned 2022-01-25
Resigned
HOYLE, Gillian Margaret→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-10-02 · resigned 2020-10-11
Resigned
POPHAM, Margaret Elizabeth→
director · ~82y · appointed 2017-10-02 · resigned 2021-02-16
Resigned
THOMASON, Michael James→
director · ~75y · appointed 2022-01-25 · resigned 2024-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-26