FLEUR DARKIN PRESENCE PROJECTS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC778278 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-08-07
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
3
filings
  • 3 officers
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • 7 officers
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 7 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-15
    JAMES, Catherine appointed
    director
  3. 2026-04-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-04-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-03-27
    DAVIDSON, Deborah appointed
    director
  6. 2026-03-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2026-03-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2026-03-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2026-03-24
    BACHMANN, Michael, Dr appointed
    director
  10. 2026-03-24
    HART, Simon Timothy appointed
    director
  11. 2026-03-24
    MANJUNATH, Nandini, Dr appointed
    director
  12. 2026-03-24
    SOMERVILLE, Kirsty appointed
    director
  13. 2026-03-17
    WINTER, Janet Ruth resigned
    director
  14. 2026-03-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2025-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2024-09-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2023-08-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FLEUR DARKIN PRESENCE PROJECTS LTD
  20. 2023-08-07
    DE COURCY-IRELAND, Fleur Jade Friday appointed
    director
  21. 2023-08-07
    WINTER, Janet Ruth appointed
    director
  22. 2023-08-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.7 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 66. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Fleur Jade Friday De Courcy-Ireland
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control07/08/2023
Ms Janet Ruth Winter
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control07/08/2023

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
Incorporated2023-08-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

19 Rutland Square
Edinburgh
EH1 2BB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (7 active · 1 resigned)

BACHMANN, Michael, Dr
director · ~49y · appointed 2026-03-24
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Active
DAVIDSON, Deborah
director · ~53y · appointed 2026-03-27
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Active
DE COURCY-IRELAND, Fleur Jade Friday
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-08-07
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Active
HART, Simon Timothy
director · ~66y · appointed 2026-03-24
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Active
JAMES, Catherine
director · ~65y · appointed 2026-04-15
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Active
MANJUNATH, Nandini, Dr
director · ~36y · appointed 2026-03-24
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Active
SOMERVILLE, Kirsty
director · ~36y · appointed 2026-03-24
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Active
WINTER, Janet Ruth
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-08-07 · resigned 2026-03-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-07