BLACKPOOL DANCE BOARD COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

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16118425 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-12-04

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90020Support activities to performing arts
90030Artistic creation
90040Operation of arts facilities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

3 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-04
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Company incorporated
As BLACKPOOL DANCE BOARD COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
2024-12-04
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BLORE, Ann Marina appointed
director
2024-12-04
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BLORE, Martin Douglas appointed
director
2024-12-04
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CROSS, Richard William appointed
director
2024-12-04
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OPENSHAW, Anthony Simon appointed
director
2024-12-04
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WALKER, Michelle appointed
director
2024-12-04
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incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2024-12-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Blackpool Enterprise Centre

Lytham Road

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY4 1EW

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-04

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-17

Last: 2025-12-03