LYME REGIS FOSSIL FESTIVAL COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
🌿Early-stageactive
15469684 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-02-06
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
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: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
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.
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 (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-21➖WILLIAMS, Philip David resigneddirector
- 2024-03-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs LYME REGIS FOSSIL FESTIVAL COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
- 2024-02-06➕DAVIS, Paul Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2024-02-06➕EARP, Wayne Frederick appointeddirector
- 2024-02-06➕EVANS, Ian Jonathan, Dr appointeddirector
- 2024-02-06➕HOUSEAGO, Bridget appointeddirector
- 2024-02-06➕VIAN, Alan appointeddirector
- 2024-02-06➕WILLIAMS, Philip David appointeddirector
- 2024-02-06📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 79 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.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBAL AWARDING EDUCATION→ 12032051 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| HELLENIC EUROPEAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL→ 13160269 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| HIGHBROW ACADEMY LIMITED→ 12489079 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| JURASSIC GYMNASTICS LTD→ 16249790 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| KINGSTON MAURWARD STUDIO SCHOOL LIMITED→ 08305242 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| KIX START COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ 09146855 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| LEWESTON ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ 07212188 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| LEWESTON SCHOOL (SHERBORNE) LIMITED→ 16527132 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LITTLE DELWOOD LTD→ 11714145 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| LUCCOMBE EAQ LTD→ 11881183 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| M N E F LTD→ 12899195 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| M R GOLF LAB LTD→ 15592103 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Lyme Regis Museum
Bridge Street
Lyme Regis
Dorset
DT7 3QA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
DAVIS, Paul Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-02-06
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EARP, Wayne Frederick→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-02-06
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EVANS, Ian Jonathan, Dr→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-02-06
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HOUSEAGO, Bridget→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-02-06
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Active
WILLIAMS, Philip David→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-02-06 · resigned 2024-08-21
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-07
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-02-06