BACKSTAGE BUILDERS CIC

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16462600 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-05-20
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
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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 (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
    GUNN, Elissa resigned
    director
  2. 2026-03-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-22
    CLARKE, Millie Michelle appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-07-31
    BARTRAM, Cait May appointed
    director
  6. 2025-07-31
    GUNN, Elissa appointed
    director
  7. 2025-07-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-07-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BACKSTAGE BUILDERS CIC
  10. 2025-05-20
    MAYES, Patricia appointed
    director
  11. 2025-05-20
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-02

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Patricia Mayes
Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48
50–75%board control50-75% voting · board control20/05/2025

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
Incorporated2025-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

1 Byron Terrace
Seaham
SR7 0HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BARTRAM, Cait May
director · ~22y · appointed 2025-07-31
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Active
CLARKE, Millie Michelle
director · ~22y · appointed 2026-02-22
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Active
MAYES, Patricia
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-05-20
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Active
GUNN, Elissa
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-07-31 · resigned 2026-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (5 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-31
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2025-05-20