BALDOCK FESTIVAL CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
13973706 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-03-14
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£12.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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 (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £12,818
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£13k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£13k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.8k | £12.8k |
| Current assets | £12.8k | £12.8k |
| Cash | £12.8k | £12.8k |
| Debtors | £0 | — |
| Net assets | £12.8k | £12.8k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30➕MATTHEWS, Kathryn Grace appointeddirector
- 2024-01-30➕STACEY, Kathryn appointeddirector
- 2024-01-30➖WILLOUGHBY, Alistair Kieran Oliver resigneddirector
- 2024-01-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-18➖BRADY, Kenneth resignedsecretary
- 2023-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-17➖HARTLEY, Edward David resigneddirector
- 2023-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-20➖GEERE, Tara resigneddirector
- 2022-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BALDOCK FESTIVAL CIC
- 2022-03-14➕BRADY, Kenneth appointedsecretary
- 2022-03-14➕GEERE, Tara appointeddirector
- 2022-03-14➕HARTLEY, Edward David appointeddirector
- 2022-03-14➕WILLOUGHBY, Alistair Kieran Oliver appointeddirector
- 2022-03-14📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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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| ARB ART & DESIGN LTD→ 14781710 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AVC SPORTS 2024 LTD→ 15962253 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BACK 2 SCHOOLIVAL C.I.C.→ 09961768 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BALSTOCK CIC→ 14319411 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BANG FACE LIMITED→ 06140216 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BARNWELL MUSIC LTD→ 12262992 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BAYFORD HALL FARM LIMITED→ 13853488 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BCW SPORTS SERVICES LIMITED→ 07997370 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BEANSTALK MUSIC LIMITED→ 12148191 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BECHER DESIGNS LIMITED→ 05015838 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| BEDFORD HARRIERS ATHLETICS CLUB→ 11334859 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2022-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
20 Byrd Walk
Baldock
SG7 6LN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
MATTHEWS, Kathryn Grace→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STACEY, Kathryn→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRADY, Kenneth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-03-14 · resigned 2023-09-18
GEERE, Tara→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-03-14 · resigned 2023-04-20
HARTLEY, Edward David→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-03-14 · resigned 2023-08-17
WILLOUGHBY, Alistair Kieran Oliver→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2022-03-14 · resigned 2024-01-30
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19