CHILDREN'S MUSIC FOUNDATION IN SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC152010 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1994-07-18

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). 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

43 officers (10 active, 43 linked, 40 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

150 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (99 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
📄
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-12
📄
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-10
📄
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-10-29
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
➕
MAYNARD, James appointed
director
2025-10-28
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-29
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-29
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-15
➕
TIGHE, Michael appointed
director
2025-09-15
➖
YATES, Catriona Elizabeth, Ms. resigned
director
2024-11-19
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-23
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-14
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-11
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-11
📄
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-11
📄
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-11
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-11
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-10
➕
RINK, Max Edgar appointed
secretary
2024-09-10
➕
CAMPBELL, Morag, Ms. appointed
director
2024-09-10
➕
CRAWFORD, Anna Lisa appointed
director
2024-09-10
➕
KEITH, Lucinda Emma Alexandra appointed
director
2024-09-10
➕
RINK, Max Edgar, Mr. appointed
director
2024-09-10
➖
SAMUEL, Peter Michael resigned
secretary
2024-09-10
➖
BALLANTINE, David Alexander Russell resigned
director
2024-09-10
➖
BEESTON, Michael Harding resigned
director
2024-09-10
➖
GORDON, Jane Margaret resigned
director
2024-09-10
➖
SAMUEL, Peter Michael resigned
director
2024-09-10
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-10
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-10
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-10
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-19
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-11
➖
CAPLAN, Joyce Ethel, Lady resigned
director
2024-01-11
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-27
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
➖
AROCKIAM, Ankna, Ms. resigned
director
2021-09-17
➕
MCDOWALL, Joan Scott, Ms. appointed
director
2021-09-17
➕
AROCKIAM, Ankna, Ms. appointed
director
2021-09-17
➕
YATES, Catriona Elizabeth, Ms. appointed
director
2020-11-12
➖
KIRKWOOD, Jill, Lady resigned
director
2020-07-05
➖
MILLER, James Young resigned
director
2018-10-01
➖
SAWYER, Mhairi resigned
director
2017-05-15
➕
SAWYER, Mhairi appointed
director
2016-01-19
➖
CURRIE, Elizabeth resigned
director
2015-12-16
➖
POWELL, Vari Eleanor Mowat resigned
director
2014-10-08
➕
BEESTON, Michael Harding appointed
director
2014-10-08
➖
MCCULLAGH, Charles Frederick resigned
director
2012-12-11
➖
BEST, Robert Ross resigned
director
2012-10-02
➕
POWELL, Vari Eleanor Mowat appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 99 events

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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 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

clean

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · G postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
MID GAVIN NURSERY LIMITED→ SC219812 · est 2001	£447.6k £335.7k–£559.5k	£692.7k	—	2100	25y	84	78y
NISTAPLOX LIMITED→ SC180067 · est 1997	—	—	—	0	28y	86	79y
ACTIVE ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD.→ SC230311 · est 2002	—	—	£1.56M	—	24y	83	60y
ADVARIAN PROPERTIES LTD→ SC248314 · est 2003	—	—	£582.9k	—	23y	83	70y
AG (MANAGEMENT SERVICES) LTD→ SC339541 · est 2008	—	—	£3.09M	—	18y	83	59y
AMG WARRANTIES LIMITED→ SC265646 · est 2004	—	—	—	0	22y	83	74y
BELGICA UK LIMITED→ SC235052 · est 2002	—	—	£1.81M	—	23y	83	62y
BILL'S TOOL STORE LIMITED→ SC365221 · est 2009	—	—	—	1300	16y	83	58y
BLUE SQUARE OFFICES LTD.→ SC203991 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	83	65y
CAMSCAFF LTD.→ SC253590 · est 2003	—	—	£556.7k	—	22y	83	61y
CENTRIFUGE MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED→ SC173406 · est 1997	—	—	—	—	29y	83	63y
CHAPPELL WHISKY BROKERS LIMITED→ SC180651 · est 1997	—	—	£2.12M	—	28y	83	74y

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1994-07-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Spaces

100 West George Street

Glasgow

G2 1PJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-01

Last: 2025-07-18