MAGNETIC NORTH THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC199210 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1999-08-24

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 23.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.0y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 23.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

20 officers (6 active, 20 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

96 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

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 (55 events)Click to expand

2025-10-07
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2024-12-12
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2024-01-12
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2022-12-07
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accounts · AA
2022-11-14
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officers · TM01
2022-11-14
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officers · TM01
2022-11-01
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HINTON, Alexandra resigned
director
2022-11-01
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MCKINLAY, Sadie Ellen resigned
director
2021-12-14
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accounts · AA
2021-12-06
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officers · AP01
2021-12-01
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ROSS, Charles Iain Mclean appointed
director
2021-06-30
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officers · TM01
2021-06-28
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MCGRATH, Alice Anne resigned
director
2021-05-19
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officers · AP01
2021-05-18
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JEHANGIR, Aditi appointed
director
2020-12-07
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accounts · AA
2020-02-03
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mortgage · MR04
2020-02-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-11-22
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accounts · AA
2019-06-17
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VAN HAGEN, Paula Mary appointed
director
2019-06-17
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officers · AP01
2019-05-13
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ROSE, Lesley Anne appointed
director
2019-05-13
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officers · TM01
2019-05-13
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officers · AP01
2019-05-08
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officers · TM02
2019-05-06
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MASON, Lucy Helena resigned
director
2019-04-29
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MASON, Lucy Helena resigned
secretary
2018-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-12
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SAUNDERS, Mark Sinclair appointed
director
2018-10-29
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GRIFFITHS, Michael John Roberts resigned
director
2018-04-23
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SHAND, Peter Graham resigned
director
2017-10-02
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MCKINLAY, Sadie Ellen appointed
director
2015-05-21
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MCGRATH, Alice Anne appointed
director
2013-09-25
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MCGUIRE, Sam resigned
director
2013-08-14
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HINTON, Alexandra appointed
director
2011-12-12
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GRIFFITHS, Michael John Roberts appointed
director
2011-05-23
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STAMPLER-BROWN, Alexandra resigned
director
2009-12-09
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MCGUIRE, Sam appointed
director
2009-12-09
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NIBLOCK, Wendy Jane resigned
director
2009-10-07
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DEAZLEY, Stephen Hugh resigned
director
2009-10-07
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STAMPLER-BROWN, Alexandra appointed
director
2008-11-01
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SHAND, Peter Graham appointed
director
2003-04-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2001-01-11
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NIBLOCK, Wendy Jane appointed
director
1999-09-01
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BONE, Nicholas John appointed
director
1999-09-01
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MASON, Lucy Helena appointed
secretary
1999-09-01
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TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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1999-09-01
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DEAZLEY, Stephen Hugh appointed
director
1999-09-01
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MASON, Lucy Helena appointed
director
1999-09-01
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REYNARD NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

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

Incorporated1999-08-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

18/7 Brandon Terrace

Edinburgh

EH3 5DZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-07

Last: 2025-08-24