BATTLE FOLKLORE FESTIVAL CIC
🏛️Establishedactive
13515939 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-07-16
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£2.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90020Support activities to performing arts
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: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,153
Cash YoY
+103%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↑ 103% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 274% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 204% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.2k | £3.0k |
| Current assets | £9.0k | £3.0k |
| Cash | £6.0k | £3.0k |
| Debtors | £3.0k | £0 |
| Net assets | £2.2k | £576 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-17➕COX, Linda Dorothy appointeddirector
- 2024-05-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05➕COX, Linda Dorothy appointedsecretary
- 2024-04-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-06-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-07➖TERRY, Jonathan Mark resigneddirector
- 2022-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-22➕LUMB, Angela appointeddirector
- 2021-07-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BATTLE FOLKLORE FESTIVAL CIC
- 2021-07-16➕POST, Olivia Zilda appointeddirector
- 2021-07-16➕TERRY, Jonathan Mark appointeddirector
- 2021-07-16📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
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 76 — 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 76 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Olivia Zilda Post Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 16/07/2021 |
Mrs Linda Dorothy Cox Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 05/04/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jonathan Mark Terryceased 07/07/2022· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
11 Stream Farm Cottages
Netherfield Road
Battle
TN33 0HH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-29
Last: 2026-07-15
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
COX, Linda Dorothy→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-04-05
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COX, Linda Dorothy→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2024-05-17
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LUMB, Angela→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-02-22
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POST, Olivia Zilda→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-07-16
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TERRY, Jonathan Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-07-16 · resigned 2022-07-07
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-07