CRYPTIC GLASGOW LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC150281 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1994-04-18
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 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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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
51 officers (8 active, 51 linked, 43 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
179 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (115 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-11➖MOORE, Hannah resigneddirector
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16➕PRZEPIORA, Kaja appointeddirector
- 2025-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-11➖ROBERTSON, Susan Jane resigneddirector
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-04➕MOIR, David appointeddirector
- 2024-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-07➕CHRISTIE, Annette, Bailie appointeddirector
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30➕CONDRON, Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-08-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-01➕SIMMONS, Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-04-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-24➖BUTT, Zarah resigneddirector
- 2023-01-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-09➖DOWNES, Bob resigneddirector
- 2022-12-09➖MATHESON, Donald Maclean Kasanga resigneddirector
- 2022-12-09➖WHITEHOUSE, Yvonne resigneddirector
- 2022-11-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-21➕SABARATNAM, Shirani appointeddirector
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-23➖SMITH, Ian Duncan Charles resigneddirector
- 2021-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-10➕BUTT, Zarah appointeddirector
- 2021-02-24➕MATHESON, Donald Maclean Kasanga appointeddirector
- 2020-12-02➕WILSON, Gina Mary appointeddirector
- 2019-12-04➖ECCLES, Alan William resigneddirector
- 2019-12-04➖WILSON, Gina Mary resigneddirector
- 2019-10-03➕WHITEHOUSE, Yvonne appointeddirector
- 2019-06-10➕MOORE, Hannah appointeddirector
- 2018-04-03➖SPIER, Steven, Professor resigneddirector
- 2017-12-22➕ROBERTSON, Susan Jane appointeddirector
- 2017-12-04➖CHAMBERLAIN, April Wendy resigneddirector
- 2017-09-11➕SMITH, Ian Duncan Charles appointeddirector
- 2016-10-03➖CHAPMAN, Paul Michael, Dr resigneddirector
- 2016-04-25➕DOWNES, Bob appointeddirector
- 2015-08-03➖ROBERTSON, Susan resignedsecretary
- 2015-08-03➖ROBERTSON, Susan resigneddirector
- 2014-10-27➖ELLIOTT, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2014-03-25➕ELLIOTT, Michael John appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 115 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
Incorporated1994-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
Cca
350 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
G2 3JD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08
Officers (8 active · 43 resigned)
BOYD, Cathie Donna→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 1994-04-18
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CHRISTIE, Annette, Bailie→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-03-07
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CONDRON, Paul→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-08-30
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Active
PRZEPIORA, Kaja→
Activedirector · ~21y · appointed 2025-04-16
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SABARATNAM, Shirani→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-11-21
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SIMMONS, Paul→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-05-01
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WILSON, Gina Mary→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-12-02
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DUNN, Yvonne Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-09-30 · resigned 2011-11-14
ECCLES, Alan William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2013-07-01
FINDLAY, Claire→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-11-18 · resigned 2002-12-20
MCDAID, Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-04-18 · resigned 1997-11-18
REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1994-04-18 · resigned 1994-04-18
ROBERTSON, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-11-21 · resigned 2015-08-03
SCOTT, Jenny→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-10-01 · resigned 1997-11-18
WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-12-20 · resigned 2004-09-30
BAIRD, James Walter Forrester→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2006-12-04
BOLLEN, Hilde Maria→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1997-11-18 · resigned 2002-03-21
BUTT, Zarah→
Resigneddirector · ~26y · appointed 2021-06-10 · resigned 2023-04-24
CHAMBERLAIN, April Wendy→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2010-08-18 · resigned 2017-12-04
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Recent filings (179 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-27