ABERGAVENNY JAZZ LTD

🌳Matureactive
08718220 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-10-04
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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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-07-27
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  3. 2023-07-26
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  4. 2022-07-18
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-13
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-10-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-06-15
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-10-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-10-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ABERGAVENNY JAZZ LTD
  16. 2013-10-04
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    COULTHARD, Ruth Eleanor appointed
    director
  17. 2013-10-04
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    SKILTON, Martha Kate appointed
    director
  18. 2013-10-04
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    SKILTON, Michael Charles appointed
    director
  19. 2013-10-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Charles Skilton
Individual · English · DOB 08/1946 · age 80
——sig. influencesignificant influence04/10/2016

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Rockfield
Church Road
Gilwern
Monmouthshire
NP7 0EL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

COULTHARD, Ruth Eleanor→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-10-04
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Active
SKILTON, Martha Kate→
director · ~39y · appointed 2013-10-04
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Active
SKILTON, Michael Charles→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-10-04
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-21