FEDERATION OF SCOTTISH THEATRE
🌳Matureactive
SC059292 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1976-01-23
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
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
85 officers (9 active, 85 linked, 77 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
253 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (172 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-08➕COADY, Vivienne Caroline appointeddirector
- 2025-10-08➕LITWIN, Marek appointeddirector
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01➕BURGESS, Sharon appointeddirector
- 2024-10-01➕MARTIN, Christine Jean appointeddirector
- 2024-10-01➖AGUILAR, Yolanda resigneddirector
- 2024-10-01➖GOUGH, Sam Murray resigneddirector
- 2024-10-01➖PARK, Emma Jayne resigneddirector
- 2024-10-01➖SEED, Alistair John resigneddirector
- 2024-05-08➖KHAN, Niloo-Far resigneddirector
- 2024-05-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28➕ARMITAGE, Susannah Helen appointeddirector
- 2023-09-28➕NEWALL, Caroline Jane appointeddirector
- 2023-09-28➖MATHESON, Rhona Marie resigneddirector
- 2023-09-28➖SINCLAIR, Liam Douglas resigneddirector
- 2023-09-28➖SMITH, Callum resigneddirector
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-24➕PARK, Emma Jayne appointeddirector
- 2021-09-29➕NELSON, Katherine Emma appointeddirector
- 2021-09-29➕TAYLOR, Mairi Catherine Jane appointeddirector
- 2021-09-29➕AGUILAR, Yolanda appointeddirector
- 2021-09-29➖GILMOUR-WILLS, Louise Kate Finch resigneddirector
- 2021-09-29➕GOUGH, Sam Murray appointeddirector
- 2021-09-29➕KHAN, Niloo-Far appointeddirector
- 2021-09-29➖OLLER, Maria Emilia resigneddirector
- 2021-09-29➕SEED, Alistair John appointeddirector
- 2021-09-29➖TORRIE, Benjamin resigneddirector
- 2021-09-17➖ELLEN, Julie resigneddirector
- 2021-08-04➖HART, Simon Timothy resigneddirector
- 2021-05-24➖GEORGE, Annie resigneddirector
- 2020-09-29➕CLARK, Anita Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2020-09-29➖RUTHERFORD-O'LEARY, Victoria resigneddirector
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Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1976-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Registered office
30b Grindlay Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9AX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (9 active · 76 resigned)
ARMITAGE, Susannah Helen→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-09-28
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BURGESS, Sharon→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-10-01
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CLARK, Anita Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-09-29
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COADY, Vivienne Caroline→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2025-10-08
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LITWIN, Marek→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-10-08
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MARTIN, Christine Jean→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-10-01
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NELSON, Katherine Emma→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-09-29
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NEWALL, Caroline Jane→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-09-28
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TAYLOR, Mairi Catherine Jane→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-09-29
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CROOKS, Linda Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2012-09-26
MURRAY, Neil→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-11-25
REID, Kathryn Joanna→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-11-25 · resigned 2002-06-24
STAPLETON, Anna Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-06-24 · resigned 2005-09-01
STEWART, Amanda Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-11-21 · resigned 1994-01-18
TAYLOR, David→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-11-21
AGUILAR, Yolanda→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-09-29 · resigned 2024-10-01
BLACK, Niall→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2012-09-26
BONNAR, Anne Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · resigned 1992-11-17
BORTHWICK, Linda Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1991-11-20 · resigned 1996-11-25
BRINING, James Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2000-06-26 · resigned 2012-09-26
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Recent filings (253 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-08