CUTTING EDGE THEATRE LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC222790 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-09-03

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Artistic creation

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

30 officers (6 active, 30 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

126 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand

2026-01-05
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VANTTINEN, Heidi Katariina appointed
secretary
2026-01-05
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LOFTHUS, Suzanne resigned
secretary
2026-01-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-05
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-05
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-11-25
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-08-22
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-08-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-01
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BLOOMFIELD, Claire appointed
director
2023-07-27
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HALLIWELL, Sarah resigned
director
2023-07-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-12-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-18
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BAINES, Geoffrey resigned
director
2021-01-07
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TOOTH, Rachel Jane, Dr resigned
director
2017-08-29
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BAINES, Geoffrey appointed
director
2017-07-06
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HENEY, Sarah Ann appointed
director
2017-07-06
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TOOTH, Rachel Jane, Dr appointed
director
2017-02-06
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BORWICK, Caroline Nancy resigned
director
2015-05-01
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ROBERTS, Douglas appointed
director
2015-05-01
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BAILLIE, Graeme Campbell resigned
director
2015-02-23
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MCNEIL, Marion Elizabeth resigned
director
2014-05-22
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BROWN, Ian Hammond resigned
director
2012-12-03
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BORWICK, Caroline Nancy appointed
director
2012-12-03
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HALLIWELL, Sarah appointed
director
2012-05-23
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MCCLUSKEY, Mary resigned
director
2012-05-23
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MCNEIL, Shona Mckee resigned
director
2010-06-02
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BAILLIE, Rachel Elizabeth resigned
director
2010-06-02
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BROWN, Ian Hammond appointed
director
2010-06-02
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BROWN, Ian Hammond resigned
director
2010-06-02
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MCNEIL, Shona Mckee appointed
director
2010-06-02
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MCNEIL, Shona Mckee resigned
director
2008-10-28
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MCCLUSKEY, Mary appointed
director
2008-10-08
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BROWN, Ian Hammond appointed
director
2008-10-08
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MCNEIL, Marion Elizabeth appointed
director
2008-02-22
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DE KLEE, Charlotte Ann Margaret resigned
director
2008-02-22
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SUNDERLAND, Peter resigned
director
2007-04-24
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DAVIES, Ian Morris, Dr resigned
director
2007-04-24
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MCCALL, William resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 75 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Suzanne Lofthus Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2001-09-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

7/3 Tower Place

Edinburgh

EH6 7BZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-17

Last: 2025-09-03