ASSEMBLY FESTIVAL LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -84% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-29 | 2023-11-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £992.6k | £1.29M |
| Current assets | £1.53M | £2.84M |
| Cash | £177.4k | £1.08M |
| Debtors | £1.33M | £1.76M |
| Net assets | £707.6k | £612.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-06-03➖HORNSBY, Guy Philip resignedsecretary
- 2019-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-02-04➕JOHNSON, Luke appointeddirector
- 2013-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ASSEMBLY FESTIVAL LIMITED
- 2013-11-26➕BURDETT-COUTTS, William Walter appointeddirector
- 2013-11-26➕HORNSBY, Guy Philip appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Assembly Wings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly Wings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/10/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr William Walter Burdett-Couttsceased 20/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Luke Oliver Johnsonceased 20/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 14/07/2014 | — |