DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY ARTS ASSOCIATION

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SC127838 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1990-10-09

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

52/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 9305

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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

48 officers (11 active, 48 linked, 46 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

130 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

52/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (112 events)Click to expand

2014-07-03
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2014-07-03
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Company dissolved
2014-04-03
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liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
insolvency · 4.26(Scot)
2014-04-03
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liquidation-miscellaneous
insolvency · LIQ MISC
2011-12-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2010-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-11-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-10-05
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2010-10-04
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officers · CH01
2010-10-04
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-10-04
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officers · TM01
2010-10-04
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2010-10-04
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2010-10-04
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officers · CH01
2010-10-04
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2010-10-04
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2010-10-04
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2010-10-04
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officers · CH01
2010-10-04
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officers · TM01
2010-10-04
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officers · CH01
2010-09-27
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CHARTERIS, John Anthony resigned
director
2010-09-27
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GUY, Roger Robert resigned
director
2010-09-27
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HARDY, Jill resigned
director
2010-09-27
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PRINCE, Mary resigned
director
2010-03-22
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LINDSAY, Ian, Councillor appointed
director
2010-03-22
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DUNCAN, Peter John resigned
director
2010-02-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-02-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-01-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-01-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2009-12-22
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2009-08-29
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GILROY, Elizabeth Patricia appointed
director
2009-08-29
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GOUGE, Kenneth Allen appointed
director
2009-08-29
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MAKEPEACE, Sharon appointed
director
2009-08-29
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DUNCAN, Peter John appointed
director
2009-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2008-01-01
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SMITH, Patricia Janet appointed
secretary
2007-12-31
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WILSON, Jennifer resigned
secretary
2007-12-31
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BELL, Helen Fleming resigned
director
2007-12-31
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BOWMAN-VAUGHAN, Alice Lavinia resigned
director
2007-12-31
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TRICKEY, Graham Frederick resigned
director
2007-06-01
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MAITLAND, Jane Strathern appointed
director
2007-06-01
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CHARTERIS, John Anthony appointed
director
2007-06-01
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GUY, Roger Robert appointed
director
2006-10-16
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TOOTH, John appointed
director
2006-10-16
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POW, Thomas Campbell resigned
director
2006-10-16
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PRINCE, Mary appointed
director
2006-07-14
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JOHNSON, Judith resigned
director
2005-08-19
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JOHNSTONE, Arthur resigned
director
2004-08-20
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HARDY, Jill 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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-07-03

3 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2014-07-03: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2014-04-03: liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotland

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1990-10-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC9305 — SIC 9305

Registered office

123 Irish Street

Dumfries

DG1 2PE

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2010-03-31

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