QUEEN'S HALL (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (THE)

🌳Matureactive

SC064372 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1978-03-20

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.

Why now

Window opening · medium confidence

More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 77 → 67

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 45.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

↓Hygiene score: 77 → 67

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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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 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 45.9y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 45.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

67 officers (13 active, 67 linked, 62 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

238 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (136 events)Click to expand

2026-06-18
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officers · TM01
2026-06-12
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DYSON, Sally Louise resigned
director
2026-04-13
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officers · AP01
2026-04-09
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officers · AP01
2026-04-09
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officers · AP01
2026-03-30
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HUGHES, John David appointed
director
2026-03-30
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MITCHELL, James Douglas A appointed
director
2026-03-30
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SIMPSON, Katharine Mairi appointed
director
2026-03-05
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officers · AP01
2026-02-24
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officers · TM01
2026-02-24
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officers · TM01
2026-01-23
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GRAHAM, Margaret Arma appointed
director
2025-12-31
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accounts · AA
2025-12-12
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CANNELL, Peter Malcolm resigned
director
2025-12-12
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SMITH, Allan James resigned
director
2025-05-29
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officers · TM01
2025-04-17
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WALKER, Valerie Margaret resigned
director
2025-03-24
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officers · AP01
2025-03-21
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MORTIMORE, Emma Jane appointed
director
2025-03-20
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officers · AP01
2025-02-13
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BAIRD, Russell William appointed
director
2025-02-03
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incorporation · MA
2025-02-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-31
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officers · AP01
2025-01-28
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GUO, Jessica appointed
director
2025-01-14
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accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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BLACKBURN, Elisabeth Ann resigned
director
2024-12-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-03
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officers · TM01
2024-10-31
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HENDERSON, Evan John resigned
director
2024-03-11
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officers · AP01
2023-12-15
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BLACKBURN, Elisabeth Ann appointed
director
2023-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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2023-01-27
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2023-01-27
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2022-12-16
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WEST, Rosamund Claire appointed
director
2022-12-16
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GRIFFITHS, Nigel resigned
director
2022-12-16
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SALZEN, Fiona resigned
director
2022-07-01
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WALKER, Valerie Margaret appointed
director
2022-06-30
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WILSON, Donald, Cllr resigned
director
2022-03-25
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MACKENZIE, Grant William resigned
director
2021-12-10
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FENN, Paul Robert appointed
director
2021-12-10
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SIBBALD, Moira Ramsay appointed
director
2021-12-10
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GROVES-RAINES, Nicholas Robert Pellew resigned
director
2021-12-10
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TAYLOR, Armida Gemma Louise resigned
director
2019-12-13
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STEELE, William Alister resigned
director
2019-12-12
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SWEET, Anna resigned
director
2018-04-20
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ALLAN, Stephen Charles appointed
director
2018-04-20
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BROWN, Stephen David appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 136 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CANNELL, Peter Malcolm resigned 2025-12-12; DYSON, Sally Louise resigned 2026-06-12; SMITH, Allan James resigned 2025-12-12

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1978-03-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

The Queens Hall (Edinburgh)

Clerk Street

Edinburgh

EH8 9JG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-19

Last: 2025-11-05