BEHIND THE CURTAIN (BTC) COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

🌿Early-stageactive
15000978 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-07-13
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£13.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed healthcare with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,982

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
Net Worth
£13k
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-31
Total assets£13.0k
Current assets£13.0k
Cash£13.0k
Debtors£0
Net assets£13.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-06-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-14
    DAWSON, Laura Jean resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-11-01
    OAKDEN-HOWELL, Steven appointed
    director
  9. 2023-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BEHIND THE CURTAIN (BTC) COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  10. 2023-07-13
    LAFFEY, Martin Ross appointed
    director
  11. 2023-07-13
    DAWSON, Laura Jean appointed
    director
  12. 2023-07-13
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    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Oakden-Howell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control01/11/2024
Mr Martin Ross Laffey
Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control13/07/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Laura Jean Dawsonceased 14/01/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Station House Old Station Yard
Langley Park
Durham
DH7 9TL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

LAFFEY, Martin Ross
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-07-13
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Active
OAKDEN-HOWELL, Steven
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-11-01
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Active
DAWSON, Laura Jean
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-07-13 · resigned 2025-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-07-13