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🌳Matureactive

00255486 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1931-04-07

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Museum activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

84 officers (18 active, 84 linked, 81 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

241 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

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

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (157 events)Click to expand

2025-12-03
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2025-12-03
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2025-12-03
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2025-12-02
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OFORI-DARKO, Ama resigned
director
2025-12-02
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RODEN, Bianca Rose resigned
director
2025-12-02
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YANG, Anna resigned
director
2025-11-11
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accounts · AA
2024-12-13
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2024-10-14
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2024-10-07
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2024-10-01
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HENKELL VON RIBBENTROP, Isabelle Maria Anna appointed
director
2024-10-01
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WARDER, Ruth appointed
director
2024-06-27
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2024-06-24
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2024-06-21
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2024-06-21
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2024-06-20
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BRADLEY, Michael resigned
director
2024-06-20
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WULFSOHN, Edwin resigned
director
2024-06-18
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MARLOW OBE, Timothy John appointed
director
2024-06-18
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PREMPEH-BONSU, Charlene Akyiaa appointed
director
2024-05-14
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2024-05-13
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2024-04-29
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ROBERTSON, James Findlay appointed
director
2024-04-24
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FICHARDT, Liesl Frida appointed
director
2024-01-05
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2024-01-05
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2024-01-02
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SUSS, Robert Marc appointed
director
2023-12-31
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COMPAGNONI, Marco resigned
director
2023-12-01
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accounts · AA
2023-02-23
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2023-02-18
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MEAD, Suling appointed
director
2023-01-04
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accounts · AA
2022-12-13
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2022-12-12
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OFORI-DARKO, Ama appointed
director
2022-12-12
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2022-12-06
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HAMIDI, Soria resigned
director
2022-07-26
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CORBETT, Shawanda resigned
director
2022-07-26
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2021-12-07
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DAVENPORT QC, Simon Nicholas resigned
director
2021-04-27
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RODEN, Bianca Rose appointed
director
2020-12-01
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CORBETT, Shawanda appointed
director
2020-12-01
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HAMIDI, Soria appointed
director
2020-06-23
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OLAYIWOLA, Esther Layo resigned
director
2020-01-02
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OUTRED, Francis Nader appointed
director
2019-09-26
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ELSON, Sarah resigned
director
2019-04-30
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GECZY, Antje Brigitte, Mrs. resigned
director
2018-12-03
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FRANKS, Timothy appointed
director
2018-09-25
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OLAYIWOLA, Esther Layo appointed
director
2018-09-25
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PUNT, Richard Kenneth resigned
director
2018-06-19
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SHIELD, John appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-18 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 73 — succession pressure is live.

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 73 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

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: OFORI-DARKO, Ama resigned 2025-12-02; RODEN, Bianca Rose resigned 2025-12-02; YANG, Anna resigned 2025-12-02

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1931-04-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

59 Central Street

London

EC1V 3AF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-07

Last: 2025-07-24