ARBEAU PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12590325 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-07
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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: high (80/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
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 | 2026-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-23✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-27➖CARTER, David John resigneddirector
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ARBEAU PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
- 2020-05-07➕DUSSERT, Marc appointeddirector
- 2020-05-07➕FOX, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-05-07➕CARTER, David John appointeddirector
- 2020-05-07📄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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-06-23: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Marc Dussert Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/05/2020 |
Mr Andrew Fox Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/05/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David John Carterceased 27/04/2023· 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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| ALRESFORD ANGLING ASSOCIATION→ 14838929 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANNUNCIATION PRESS LIMITED→ 15211828 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASTON SPENCER LONDON LTD→ 14010635 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AURA REFORMA LTD→ 16478159 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BACKSEAT DRIVERS LTD→ 16423040 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
9 Parklane Business Centre
Langham
Essex
CO4 5WR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DUSSERT, Marc→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-05-07
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Active
CARTER, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-05-07 · resigned 2023-04-27
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Recent filings (20 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-07