THE ARRAN THEATRE AND ARTS TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC119255 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1989-07-31

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£30.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

23 officers (9 active, 23 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

115 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £30,925

Net assets shrinking

Down £17,221 YoY

Cash YoY

-38%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£33k

↓ 38% YoY

Net Worth

£31k

↓ 36% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£30.9k	£48.1k
Current assets	—	£52.7k
Cash	£32.6k	£52.7k
Net assets	£30.9k	£48.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2025-09-04
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2025-07-20
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officers · TM02
2025-07-01
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DOBSON, Michael Frank resigned
secretary
2025-06-26
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officers · AP03
2025-06-15
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KILLINGBACK, Susan appointed
secretary
2025-03-23
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officers · AP01
2025-03-23
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officers · AP01
2025-03-23
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officers · AP01
2025-03-23
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officers · TM01
2025-03-23
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officers · TM01
2025-02-08
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HOLUJ, Kirsteen Jane Russell appointed
director
2025-02-08
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LOCKHART, Lesley Berwick appointed
director
2025-02-08
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WRIGHT, Margaret Campbell appointed
director
2025-02-08
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KERR, Eileen Wilson resigned
director
2025-02-08
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SILLARS, John resigned
director
2024-11-11
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accounts · AA
2023-11-02
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accounts · AA
2023-02-03
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officers · AP03
2023-02-01
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officers · TM02
2023-01-31
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BLAIR, Lynda Mary resigned
secretary
2023-01-31
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DOBSON, Michael Frank appointed
secretary
2022-11-18
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accounts · AA
2022-04-10
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officers · AP01
2022-03-31
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KERR, Eileen Wilson appointed
director
2022-02-17
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WATT, Ian Thomson, Mr. resigned
director
2022-02-17
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officers · TM01
2021-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
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accounts · AA
2019-10-25
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accounts · AA
2019-01-31
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COOK, Sarah Louise Carvell appointed
director
2019-01-31
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GILL, Cicely Margaret appointed
director
2019-01-31
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UNDERDOWN, David John resigned
director
2018-01-30
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BLAIR, Lynda Mary appointed
director
2018-01-30
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MACGREGOR, Janet Isobel appointed
director
2015-11-15
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BLAIR, Lynda Mary appointed
secretary
2015-11-12
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WATT, Ian Thomson, Mr. resigned
secretary
2009-08-01
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HARVEY, John resigned
director
2009-08-01
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UNDERDOWN, David John appointed
director
2008-08-20
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TURNER, John Spence resigned
secretary
2008-08-20
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WATT, Ian Thomson, Mr. appointed
secretary
2008-05-31
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CLARK, Alex resigned
director
2004-12-10
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HUYTON, Stanley resigned
director
2004-12-10
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SILLARS, Evelyn Murdoch resigned
director
2004-10-25
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SILLARS, John appointed
director
2004-10-25
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WATT, Ian Thomson, Mr. appointed
director
1996-05-05
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JOHNSTON, Ian resigned
director
1995-11-15
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HUYTON, Stanley appointed
director
1995-11-01
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STARKS, Moira resigned
director
1994-08-01
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CLARK, Alex appointed
director
1994-08-01
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SILLARS, Evelyn Murdoch appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Heather Gough Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1989-07-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Carlo

Corrie Shore

Isle Of Arran

KA27 8JA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-14

Last: 2025-07-31