COVE BURGH HALL

🌳Matureactive

SC217153 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-03-22

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 6.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£97.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 6.9y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

37 officers (11 active, 37 linked, 35 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

116 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £97,674

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£98k

Current Assets

£92k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£97.7k
Current assets	£92.1k
Net assets	£97.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (85 events)Click to expand

2026-07-07
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2026-07-06
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2026-07-02
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MCDONALD, Jeanette Alexander Beatrice appointed
director
2026-07-02
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MORRISON, Alison Jean appointed
director
2026-03-31
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-18
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COX, Martin resigned
director
2026-03-18
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officers · TM01
2025-11-11
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2025-11-11
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2025-11-11
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2025-11-01
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FREEMAN, Edward Icarus appointed
director
2025-11-01
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SALTER-MCCULLOCH, Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-04-25
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HOLLAND, Fiona Jane resigned
director
2025-04-25
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officers · TM01
2025-01-03
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2024-08-05
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WISHART, Ruth resigned
director
2024-08-05
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officers · TM01
2023-12-21
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accounts · AA
2023-11-02
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2023-10-27
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MORRISON, Alison Jean resigned
director
2023-02-10
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2023-02-02
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HOLLAND, Fiona Jane appointed
director
2022-10-19
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accounts · AA
2022-02-19
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2022-02-19
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2022-02-18
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GRIERSON, Rona Todd resigned
director
2022-02-18
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2022-02-17
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DIXON, Anthony Graham, Dr appointed
director
2022-02-17
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STRACHAN, Paul Andrew appointed
director
2021-11-02
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2021-11-01
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DONNELLY, Colin resigned
director
2021-10-07
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accounts · AA
2021-09-18
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officers · TM01
2021-09-10
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ISAACS, Neil William resigned
director
2021-09-10
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MORTON, Mairi resigned
director
2019-12-31
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COX, Martin appointed
director
2019-12-31
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GRIERSON, Rona Todd appointed
director
2019-12-31
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GROGAN, Wells resigned
director
2019-09-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Historic Environment Scotland
2018-10-15
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BELL, Graham Mcneil appointed
director
2018-10-15
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MORTON, Mairi appointed
director
2018-07-31
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DICKSON, Patricia Muiris, Mrs. resigned
director
2018-06-01
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GRIERSON, Rona resigned
director
2018-04-01
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MORRISON, Thomas Colin appointed
director
2017-03-02
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DONNELLY, Colin appointed
director
2017-03-02
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ISAACS, Margaret Mary resigned
director
2016-10-05
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GROGAN, Wells appointed
director
2016-10-05
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YOUDEN, Daryl Jane, Mrs. resigned
director
2016-05-12
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CARRUTHERS, Lesley Blanche Murray resigned
director
2016-02-01
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ISAACS, Neil William appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 25 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2001-03-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

Cove Burgh Hall Shore Road

Cove

By Helensburgh

Argyll

G84 0LY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-05

Last: 2026-03-22