PEACOCK VISUAL ARTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC056235 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1974-08-23

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 42.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.8y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 42.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

78 officers (8 active, 78 linked, 65 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

207 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (155 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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2025-12-11
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2025-12-02
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2025-01-29
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2024-06-05
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2024-03-13
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accounts · AA
2023-08-25
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officers · AP01
2023-08-23
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MILLER, Robin Charles Bruce appointed
director
2023-01-06
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accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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2022-12-21
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officers · TM01
2022-12-15
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MITCHELL, Christopher Paul, Professor resigned
director
2022-12-15
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WATSON, Allan resigned
director
2022-11-01
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officers · AP01
2022-10-31
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SPIERS, Jane Wyman appointed
director
2022-08-31
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BALKIND, Emma Susan, Dr resigned
director
2022-08-31
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officers · TM01
2021-12-29
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accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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accounts · AA
2021-02-26
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officers · AP01
2020-12-02
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MITCHELL, Christopher Paul, Professor appointed
director
2020-10-08
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officers · AP01
2020-01-03
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accounts · AA
2019-12-12
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BALKIND, Emma Susan, Dr appointed
director
2019-10-22
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-01-15
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GRANT, Rachel Amy resigned
director
2018-12-05
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DUNCAN, Stuart Andrew Weir resigned
director
2018-12-05
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GRANT, Susan Tennant resigned
director
2018-09-06
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COPE, Catherine Louisa appointed
director
2018-09-06
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CORALL, John Munro appointed
director
2018-09-06
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THOMSON, Lesley appointed
director
2017-06-27
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CAMERON, David John resigned
director
2017-06-27
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CROCKETT, James resigned
director
2017-06-27
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MALIK, Mohammad Tauqeer resigned
director
2017-03-14
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INGOLD, Timothy, Professor appointed
director
2016-12-12
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WATSON, Allan appointed
director
2015-12-14
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DORON, Edith resigned
director
2015-12-14
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MACKIE, Terence Stephen resigned
director
2015-12-14
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ROTHNIE, Louise resigned
director
2015-12-14
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WILLIAMSON, Jason Robert resigned
director
2015-11-14
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GRANT, Rachel Amy appointed
director
2015-04-09
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MASSON, Karen appointed
director
2015-02-11
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BEWS, Irene Anderson resigned
director
2013-12-11
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DUNCAN, Stuart Andrew Weir resigned
secretary
2012-12-18
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BEWS, Irene Anderson resigned
secretary
2012-12-18
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DUNCAN, Stuart Andrew Weir appointed
secretary
2012-11-15
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DORON, Edith appointed
director
2012-11-09
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DUNCAN, Stuart Andrew Weir appointed
director
2012-10-04
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MORRISON, Michael John Cameron resigned
director
2012-08-23
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CAMERON, David 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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1974-08-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

21 Castle St

Aberdeen

AB11 5BQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-14

Last: 2026-02-28