A SPLINTER OF HOPE CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
15359463 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-12-18
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
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,694
Very low cash
Cash position: £3
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£253
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.7k |
| Current assets | £253 |
| Cash | £3 |
| Debtors | £0 |
| Net assets | £2.7k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-21➖O'DONOGHUE, Brian Martin resigneddirector
- 2026-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-23➕O'DONOGHUE, Brian Martin appointeddirector
- 2024-03-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-01➕DOWLING, Christopher Lloyd appointeddirector
- 2023-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs A SPLINTER OF HOPE CIC
- 2023-12-18➕FORRESTER, Jason Roy appointeddirector
- 2023-12-18📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jason Roy Forrester Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52 | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 18/12/2023 |
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
Incorporated2023-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
7 Alexandra Row
St. Ives
TR26 1EH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DOWLING, Christopher Lloyd→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORRESTER, Jason Roy→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'DONOGHUE, Brian Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-07-23 · resigned 2026-02-21
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-05
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-12-18