EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC112437 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-07-26

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

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Artistic creation

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

47 officers (9 active, 47 linked, 44 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

184 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (106 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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2025-12-02
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2025-11-26
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WALKER, David resigned
director
2025-11-13
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officers · AP01
2025-11-13
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officers · TM01
2025-11-05
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DAY, Cammy, Councillor appointed
director
2025-11-05
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GRAHAM, Margaret Arma resigned
director
2025-09-05
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officers · CH01
2025-09-05
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2025-09-01
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2025-09-01
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2025-08-29
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2025-08-29
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2025-06-05
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2025-06-04
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GRAHAM, Margaret Arma appointed
director
2025-01-09
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accounts · AA
2025-01-08
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officers · TM01
2025-01-06
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DAY, Cammy, Councillor resigned
director
2023-11-15
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accounts · AA
2023-10-05
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address · AD01
2023-05-31
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officers · AP01
2023-05-31
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officers · TM01
2023-05-30
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DAY, Cammy, Councillor appointed
director
2023-05-30
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GRIFFITHS, Joan, Cllr resigned
director
2023-03-09
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officers · TM01
2023-03-03
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HENDRY, Duncan Frazer resigned
director
2022-11-10
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accounts · AA01
2022-10-28
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accounts · AA
2022-08-12
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officers · AP01
2022-08-01
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GRIFFITHS, Joan, Cllr appointed
director
2022-07-06
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FLANNERY, Pauline appointed
director
2022-03-29
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WILSON, Donald Caig, Mr. resigned
director
2021-12-02
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DRYBURGH, Robert James resigned
director
2021-12-02
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NOLAN, Paul Walter resigned
director
2021-07-01
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WALKER, David appointed
director
2021-03-25
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ROSS, Charles Iain Mclean appointed
director
2020-03-24
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BROWN, Linda Coraline appointed
director
2020-02-24
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KENNEDY, Rory Alexander Murray resigned
director
2019-11-14
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DEANS, Leslie George resigned
director
2019-11-14
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FALLON, Edward Brian, Councillor resigned
director
2019-11-14
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MCKENZIE, Moira Ann resigned
director
2019-11-14
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SHORTREED, Jeffrey David resigned
director
2019-06-17
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WEST, Denise May appointed
director
2019-06-17
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HENDRY, Duncan Frazer appointed
director
2019-04-11
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CAMPBELL, Ian Douglas, Councillor resigned
director
2019-03-19
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KENNEDY, Rory Alexander Murray appointed
director
2019-01-30
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MEDBØE, Haftor appointed
director
2017-06-29
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CAMPBELL, Ian Douglas, Councillor appointed
director
2017-06-19
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PONTON, Thomas Veitch resigned
director
2017-06-06
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WILSON, Donald Caig, Mr. 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: GRAHAM, Margaret Arma resigned 2025-11-05; WALKER, David resigned 2025-11-26

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1988-07-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

88 Giles Street

Edinburgh

EH6 6BZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-27

Last: 2025-11-13