COMMUNICATION THROUGH MUSIC & DRAMA LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11552113 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-04
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£12.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,420
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,744 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£59k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£31k£47k£63k£78kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£12.4k£15.2k
Current assets£59.2k£78.4k
Net assets£12.4k£15.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2019-03-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2019-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As COMMUNICATION THROUGH MUSIC & DRAMA LIMITED
  14. 2018-09-04
    ➕
    MOON, Shirley Jane appointed
    director
  15. 2018-09-04
    ➕
    ROBB, Damon Craig appointed
    director
  16. 2018-09-04
    ➕
    DUKE, Michael appointed
    director
  17. 2018-09-04
    ➖
    DUKE, Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2018-09-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

1 Coniston Wexham Street
Stoke Poges
Buckinghamshire
SL3 6NP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MOON, Shirley Jane→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBB, Damon Craig→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUKE, Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-09-04 · resigned 2018-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-12-18