ARCADIAN OPERA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13897137 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-57.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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, 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £57,534
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
-£58k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-57.5k | — |
| Current assets | £2.5k | — |
| Cash | £2.5k | — |
| Debtors | £1 | — |
| Net assets | £-57.5k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-20➕SMITH, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2024-01-25➖MARSHALL, Alison Hazel Clare resigneddirector
- 2024-01-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21➖SMITH, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2023-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCADIAN OPERA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
- 2022-02-07➕OWEN, David John appointedsecretary
- 2022-02-07➕LAVENDER, Justin appointeddirector
- 2022-02-07➕MARSHALL, Patrick Brantingham appointeddirector
- 2022-02-07➕MARSHALL, Alison Hazel Clare appointeddirector
- 2022-02-07➕SMITH, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2022-02-07📄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 75 — 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 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Justin Lavender Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/02/2022 |
Mrs Alison Hazel Clare Marshall Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/02/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
The Old House Main Street
Maids Moreton
Buckingham
MK18 1QU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
LAVENDER, Justin→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2022-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSHALL, Patrick Brantingham→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-02-20
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MARSHALL, Alison Hazel Clare→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-02-07 · resigned 2024-01-25
SMITH, Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-02-07 · resigned 2023-02-21
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-02-14