BURES MUSIC FESTIVAL LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11901298 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-23
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£22.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (71/100)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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £22,500
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£23k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£55k
↑ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.5k | £15.0k |
| Current assets | £55.0k | £28.5k |
| Net assets | £22.5k | £15.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-13➕BRUXNER, George Henry Alexander appointeddirector
- 2023-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-01➖BUTCHER, Martin resigneddirector
- 2020-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-15➖SARLEY, Catherine resigneddirector
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BURES MUSIC FESTIVAL LTD
- 2019-03-23➕COOPER, Kerry Louise appointeddirector
- 2019-03-23➕CUDMORE, Michaela Jeanette appointeddirector
- 2019-03-23➕HARRIES, Peter Julian appointeddirector
- 2019-03-23➕MOORE, Marsha Claire appointeddirector
- 2019-03-23➕BUTCHER, Martin appointeddirector
- 2019-03-23➕SARLEY, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2019-03-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Community Centre
Nayland Road
Bures
CO8 5BX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
BRUXNER, George Henry Alexander→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOPER, Kerry Louise→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CUDMORE, Michaela Jeanette→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRIES, Peter Julian→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2019-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOORE, Marsha Claire→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-03-23
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BUTCHER, Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2019-03-23 · resigned 2020-11-01
SARLEY, Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-03-23 · resigned 2020-03-15
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-04