53 MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12465709 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-17
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 100 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-07➕SHEPHERD, David Edward appointeddirector
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31➖SHEPHERD, David Edward resigneddirector
- 2020-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 53 MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2020-02-17➕ANDERSON, Richard appointeddirector
- 2020-02-17➕SHEPHERD, David Edward appointeddirector
- 2020-02-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Edward Shepherd Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/06/2024 |
Mr Richard Anderson Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
Cranwell Cottage
12 Sleaford Road
Cranwell Village
Lincolnshire
NG34 8BY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ANDERSON, Richard→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHEPHERD, David Edward→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-06-07
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SHEPHERD, David Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-02-17 · resigned 2020-03-31
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-31