COLCHESTER CHINESE CULTURE SOCIETY CIC
🏛️Establishedactive
13404573 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-05-17
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
—
not disclosed
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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-03-06➕SPELLING, Guiying, Mrs. appointedsecretary
- 2021-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs COLCHESTER CHINESE CULTURE SOCIETY CIC
- 2021-05-17➕LADYMAN, Maofen appointeddirector
- 2021-05-17➕XUE, Qiong Hong appointeddirector
- 2021-05-17📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
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 61 — 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 61. 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.)
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| BKD PERFORMERS LTD→ 10657727 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BLUECAKES PRODUCTIONS LIMITED→ 06045776 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| CHRIS HAIGH GOALKEEPING LIMITED→ 12337511 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CLEAN EARTH CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 13863640 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CLEAN EARTH LIMITED→ 03550815 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| COASTAL CELEBRATIONS LTD→ 16596314 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COBRA RACING LIMITED→ 12744027 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| COGGESHALL TRAVEL LTD→ 16576088 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLCHESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED→ 14134334 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| COLCHESTER EVENTS LTD→ 12401915 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
12 Jaywick Lane
Clacton-On-Sea
CO16 8BD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
SPELLING, Guiying, Mrs.→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-03-06
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LADYMAN, Maofen→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-05-17
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XUE, Qiong Hong→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-05-17
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2021-05-17