FIFE CONTEMPORARY ART AND CRAFT (ST. ANDREWS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC110152 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-03-30
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 steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No material changes in the last 90 days.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
61 officers (9 active, 61 linked, 54 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
205 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 (128 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-03➕BAEK, Jihye appointeddirector
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-06➕GORING, Elizabeth Sarah, Dr appointeddirector
- 2024-05-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-30➖VOCE, Helen Kathryn resigneddirector
- 2023-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-23➖ALDAM, Molly Susan resigneddirector
- 2023-11-23➖LOGUE, Fiona Mary resigneddirector
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-24➕NELSON, Jason appointeddirector
- 2021-10-12📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-27➕ANDERSON, Lorraine Valerie appointeddirector
- 2021-03-11➕ALDAM, Molly Susan appointeddirector
- 2021-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-11➕RENNISON, Wesley James appointeddirector
- 2020-09-09➖GUNN, Ann Veronica resigneddirector
- 2020-08-18➖WATTS, Katherine resigneddirector
- 2020-06-17➖THORNTONS LAW LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-06-19➖MOSS, Nicola resigneddirector
- 2019-04-03➕DEMETRIUS, Andrew Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2017-06-28➕MACDONALD, Gillian Elizabeth, Dr appointeddirector
- 2017-06-28➖ELLES, William Jason Hugh resigneddirector
- 2016-09-10➕VOCE, Helen Kathryn appointeddirector
- 2016-06-15➕KINGSLEY, Sean appointeddirector
- 2016-06-15➖LANDROCK, Ann Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2016-06-15➕MOSS, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2016-06-15➖SIMPSON, Laura Helen Ann resigneddirector
- 2014-11-01➖MURRAY DONALD LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-11-01➕THORNTONS LAW LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-06-18➖STIVEN, Ruth resigneddirector
- 2013-03-20➕LOGUE, Fiona Mary appointeddirector
- 2012-12-05➕WATTS, Katherine appointeddirector
- 2012-06-20➖BRAY, Patricia Anne resigneddirector
- 2012-03-21➖WHITE, Graeme Joseph resigneddirector
- 2011-12-07➕LANDROCK, Ann Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2011-07-20➕VANDECASTEELE, Judith Mary appointeddirector
- 2011-07-20➖LANG, Alistair James resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 128 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
Incorporated1988-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities
Registered office
Chestney House
149 Market Street
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 9PF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (9 active · 52 resigned)
ANDERSON, Lorraine Valerie→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-09-27
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Active
DEMETRIUS, Andrew Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-04-03
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GORING, Elizabeth Sarah, Dr→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2024-06-06
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KINGSLEY, Sean→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-06-15
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MACDONALD, Gillian Elizabeth, Dr→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2017-06-28
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NELSON, Jason→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-11-24
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RENNISON, Wesley James→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-09-11
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VANDECASTEELE, Judith Mary→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2011-07-20
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BROTHERTON, Robin Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1988-03-30 · resigned 1991-10-09
DONALD, Iain Alexander Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-11-18 · resigned 2008-02-27
MINTO, Brian James Lundie→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-10-09
REID, John Scott→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-01-15 · resigned 1991-06-30
MURRAY DONALD LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-27 · resigned 2014-11-01
THORNTONS LAW LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-11-01 · resigned 2020-06-17
ADAMSON, Natalie, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2003-06-04 · resigned 2007-11-22
ALDAM, Molly Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2021-03-11 · resigned 2023-11-23
BAXTER, Elizabeth June→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 1991-03-11
BEHRENS, Reinhard Hans Weinrich→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 1995-02-28
BRAY, Patricia Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-02-27 · resigned 2012-06-20
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Recent filings (205 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-03
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-10-12