SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

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SC185425 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-05-01

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

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

55 officers (8 active, 55 linked, 51 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

181 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

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (123 events)Click to expand

2026-05-07
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2026-04-21
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2026-04-09
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CAMERON, Elizabeth Anne resigned
director
2026-04-09
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officers · TM01
2025-12-10
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accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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accounts · AA
2024-08-25
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officers · TM01
2024-08-20
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LEVER, Mary Ann Brechin resigned
director
2024-05-20
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officers · AP01
2024-05-20
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2024-05-20
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2024-05-20
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officers · AP01
2024-05-07
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MACKIE, Alistair Andrew appointed
director
2024-05-07
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MACLEOD, Amanda Anne appointed
director
2024-05-07
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ROBINSON, David Gordon appointed
director
2024-05-07
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SUHANOVA, Antonina appointed
director
2024-04-16
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address · AD01
2024-03-22
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BALLANTINE, David Alexander Russell appointed
secretary
2024-03-22
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MITCHELLS ROBERTON LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2024-03-22
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officers · AP03
2024-03-22
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officers · TM02
2024-03-22
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address · AD01
2024-03-02
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2024-03-02
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2024-03-02
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2024-02-29
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CARRICK, Jillian Margaret resigned
director
2024-02-29
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MILLS, Ian Thomas resigned
director
2024-02-29
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NOBLE, Lynn Thomson, Dr resigned
director
2024-02-29
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OSBORNE, Kenneth Walter resigned
director
2024-01-12
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accounts · AA
2023-01-09
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accounts · AA
2022-03-09
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O'CONNELL, Thomas Francis resigned
director
2022-03-09
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OSBORNE, Kenneth Walter appointed
director
2021-06-14
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CLARK, Richard Alexander Ferguson resigned
director
2021-06-14
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MILLS, Ian Thomas appointed
director
2021-03-01
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O'CONNELL, Thomas Francis appointed
director
2020-12-10
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COWAN, Deborah resigned
director
2020-11-02
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MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-11-02
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MITCHELLS ROBERTON LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2020-11-02
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CARRICK, Eleanor resigned
director
2020-10-05
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MILLER, James Young resigned
director
2020-01-06
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MCKERRELL, Elizabeth Anne resigned
director
2019-11-26
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CARRICK, Eleanor appointed
director
2019-06-01
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COWAN, Deborah appointed
director
2019-04-01
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BALLANTINE, David Alexander Russell appointed
director
2018-02-19
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CARRICK, Jillian Margaret appointed
director
2017-04-25
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BOYD, Douglas Turner resigned
director
2017-04-25
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WALTON, Kenneth Douglas resigned
director
2016-05-24
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CLARK, Richard Alexander Ferguson 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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1998-05-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland

100 Renfrew Street

Glasgow

G2 3DB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-25

Last: 2026-04-11