EGLINTON COMMUNITY

🌳Matureactive

NI033183 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-11-03

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90040Operation of arts facilities
93110Operation of sports facilities
93120Activities of sport clubs

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.4y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 13.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

35 officers (8 active, 35 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

131 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Average employees	3	300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (84 events)Click to expand

2025-08-27
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accounts · AA
2024-10-10
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accounts · AA
2024-09-26
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officers · TM02
2024-09-23
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FANNING, Saoirse Ann resigned
secretary
2023-10-18
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officers · AP03
2023-10-17
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officers · TM01
2023-10-16
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officers · TM01
2023-10-05
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HYLANDS, Sharon appointed
secretary
2023-10-05
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MORRISON, Rosaleen resigned
director
2023-10-04
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CONWAY, Danielle resigned
director
2023-08-30
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accounts · AA
2023-04-13
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officers · TM01
2023-04-01
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O'DONNELL, William Gerard resigned
director
2022-11-30
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accounts · AA
2021-11-08
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accounts · AA
2021-05-18
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officers · TM01
2021-05-18
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officers · AP01
2021-05-17
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CONWAY, Danielle appointed
director
2021-05-17
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LOGUE, Morag resigned
director
2020-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
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officers · AP01
2020-07-07
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officers · AP01
2020-07-07
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officers · TM01
2020-07-07
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mortgage · MR04
2020-07-07
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-07-03
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MOONEY, Greta appointed
director
2020-07-03
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TURNER, Michael appointed
director
2020-07-03
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HARRIGAN, Patricia resigned
director
2019-09-04
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officers · AP01
2019-09-02
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IRWIN, Donna resigned
director
2019-09-02
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LOGUE, Morag appointed
director
2019-09-02
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MCKEEVER, Peter resigned
director
2019-09-02
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TOORISH, Barry resigned
director
2017-09-21
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HYLANDS, Darren appointed
director
2017-09-21
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HYLANDS, Sharon appointed
director
2017-09-21
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LYNCH, Maurice appointed
director
2017-09-21
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BUCHANAN, Thomas Edward resigned
director
2017-09-21
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HARRIGAN, Patricia appointed
director
2017-09-21
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HYNDMAN, Paul resigned
director
2017-09-21
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IRWIN, Donna appointed
director
2017-09-21
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MCKEEVER, Peter appointed
director
2017-09-21
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TOORISH, Barry appointed
director
2016-11-30
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KNOX, Jim resigned
director
2015-03-30
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FANNING, Saoirse Ann appointed
secretary
2015-03-30
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MCCRUDDEN, Josephine resigned
secretary
2015-03-30
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HYNDMAN, Paul appointed
director
2015-03-30
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MCCRUDDEN, Josephine resigned
director
2013-11-19
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FANNING, Saoirse Ann appointed
director
2013-11-19
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DOHERTY, Kirsty Doherty resigned
director
2013-05-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1997-11-03

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

40 Main Street

Eglinton

BT47 3AD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-02

Last: 2025-08-19