A48 THEATRE COMPANY C.I.C.

🏛️Establishedactive
11358520 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2018-05-12
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90010Performing arts
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-08-21
    THOMAS, Kathleen Edith resigned
    director
  4. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-10-20
    ✏️
    change-of-name-community-interest-company
    change-of-name · CICCON
  7. 2023-10-20
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  8. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-09-20
    GREENWOOD, Rosemary Frances appointed
    director
  12. 2021-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-10-15
    BATEMAN, Derek Kenneth John appointed
    director
  17. 2018-05-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A48 THEATRE COMPANY C.I.C.
  18. 2018-05-12
    THOMAS, Raymond Albert John appointed
    director
  19. 2018-05-12
    THOMAS, Kathleen Edith appointed
    director
  20. 2018-05-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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
Incorporated2018-05-12
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

37 Celtic Way
Rhoose
Barry
Vale Of Glamorgan
CF62 3FT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BATEMAN, Derek Kenneth John
director · ~79y · appointed 2018-10-15
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Active
GREENWOOD, Rosemary Frances
director · ~72y · appointed 2021-09-20
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Active
THOMAS, Raymond Albert John
director · ~78y · appointed 2018-05-12
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Active
THOMAS, Kathleen Edith
director · ~77y · appointed 2018-05-12 · resigned 2024-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-20
change-of-name-community-interest-company
change-of-name · CICCON
2023-10-20
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21