ACTING MAGIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08071664 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£190.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £190,295

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£190k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£220k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£44k£88k£132k£176k£220kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-292023-11-29
Total assets£192.5k£183.0k
Current assets£219.8k£219.7k
Net assets£190.3k£181.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-18
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    address · AD01
  4. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-24
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-25
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    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-04-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-04-22
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-04-22
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-07-11
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-06-01
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    FARRANT, Daniel Philip appointed
    director
  19. 2013-06-01
    ➕
    FARRANT, Lydia Rachel appointed
    director
  20. 2013-06-01
    ➖
    KAVANAGH, Peter John resigned
    director
  21. 2012-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTING MAGIC LIMITED
  22. 2012-05-16
    ➕
    KAVANAGH, Peter John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Philip Farrant
Individual · British · DOB 01/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Lydia Rachel Farrant
Individual · British · DOB 12/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

50 Micklegate
Selby
YO8 4EQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last made up to: 2024-11-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FARRANT, Daniel Philip→
director · ~37y · appointed 2013-06-01
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Active
FARRANT, Lydia Rachel→
director · ~39y · appointed 2013-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAVANAGH, Peter John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-05-16 · resigned 2013-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-28