CERAMICS ACADEMY CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
15604384 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-03-30
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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 (54/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 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
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs CERAMICS ACADEMY CIC
- 2024-03-30➕BAKER, David appointeddirector
- 2024-03-30➕BUNYARD, Sarah Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-03-30➕GODFREY, Rosie appointeddirector
- 2024-03-30➕POLLARD, Tamzin Sarah appointeddirector
- 2024-03-30📄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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 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 71 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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sarah Jane Bunyard Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47 | — | — | board controlboard control | 30/03/2024 |
Rosie Godfrey Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71 | — | — | board controlboard control | 30/03/2024 |
Mr David Baker Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | — | — | board controlboard control | 30/03/2024 |
Mrs Tamzin Sarah Pollard Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47 | — | — | board controlboard control | 30/03/2024 |
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
Incorporated2024-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities
Registered office
4 Woodlands Enterprise Centre
Pathfields Business Park
South Molton
EX36 3BY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BAKER, David→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-03-30
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BUNYARD, Sarah Jane→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-03-30
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GODFREY, Rosie→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2024-03-30
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POLLARD, Tamzin Sarah→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-03-30
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Recent filings (5 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-03-30