CBD FESTIVALS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12353575 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-09
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£38.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
19 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £38,100
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£38k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £38.1k | £24.1k |
| Current assets | £1.5k | £7.3k |
| Net assets | £38.1k | £24.1k |
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 (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-01➕MITCHELL, Colin appointeddirector
- 2020-01-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-01-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-01-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-31➖VINE, Robert David James resigneddirector
- 2019-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs CBD FESTIVALS LIMITED
- 2019-12-09➕ASHWORTH, Barry Anthony appointeddirector
- 2019-12-09➕HAMILTON, Dean Matthew appointeddirector
- 2019-12-09➕VINE, Robert David James appointeddirector
- 2019-12-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Barry Anthony Ashworth Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/12/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Dean Matthew Hamiltonceased 27/10/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr Robert David James Vineceased 31/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
Ashley Barn Farmhouse
Briantspuddle
Dorchester
DT2 7HL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
ASHWORTH, Barry Anthony→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMILTON, Dean Matthew→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-12-09
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MITCHELL, Colin→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2021-08-01
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VINE, Robert David James→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-12-09 · resigned 2019-12-31
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-08