1170 TRADING CIC

💤Zombieactive
11921081 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-04-02
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: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90040Operation of arts facilities
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: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 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
22 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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-15
    ➖
    BRIGGS, Jane Audrey resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-31
    ➖
    STAFFORD-SMITH, Hugh resigned
    director
  10. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-05-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2020-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-07-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-07-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-07-01
    ➕
    CHERRY, Howard John Boatwright appointed
    director
  18. 2019-07-01
    ➕
    STAFFORD-SMITH, Hugh appointed
    director
  19. 2019-04-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1170 TRADING CIC
  20. 2019-04-02
    ➕
    BRIGGS, Jane Audrey appointed
    director
  21. 2019-04-02
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Unit 3, The Dairy Tilehouse Farm Offices
East Shalford Lane
Guildford
GU4 8AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CHERRY, Howard John Boatwright→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGGS, Jane Audrey→
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-04-02 · resigned 2026-04-15
Resigned
STAFFORD-SMITH, Hugh→
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-07-01 · resigned 2022-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-16