ARS MUSICA LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC238668 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-25
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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

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Turnover
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year to Aug 2016
Net worth
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Opportunity
63/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Shore up working capital. Current liabilities exceed current assets by £3,261. Tightening credit control, stretching creditor days or injecting capital resolves it. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · UK GAAP
Liquidity tight
Current ratio 0.64 — current liabilities exceed current assets
Current ratio
0.64
Liquidity — >1 is healthy

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
£6k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
£9k
↑ 23% YoY
£0£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kAug 2015Aug 2016

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · UK GAAP
Metric2016-08-312015-08-31
Total assets£614£2.2k
Current assets£5.7k£4.8k
Debtors£404£484
Current liabilities£9.0k£7.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2017-11-07
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2017-11-07
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2017-08-22
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2017-08-11
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2016-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2015-11-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2014-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2014-10-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2013-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2013-10-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2012-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2012-11-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2012-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2011-10-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-10-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2010-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2010-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-11-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2009-11-09
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    ROBERTSON, Dugald resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-11-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  23. 2008-12-23
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  24. 2008-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2008-11-12
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  26. 2007-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2002-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ARS MUSICA LTD.
  28. 2002-10-25
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Anne Christine appointed
    director
  29. 2002-10-25
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Dugald appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-10-25
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-10-25
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-10-25
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2002-10-25
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2002-10-25
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2002-10-25
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2017-11-07

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Anne Christine Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest25/10/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

44 St Vincent Crescent
Finnieston
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G3 8NG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2016-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Anne Christine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Dugald→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2009-11-09
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2002-10-25
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2002-10-25
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2002-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2017-11-07
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2017-08-22
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2017-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-01-14
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-12-23
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-12-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-11-23
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-02-02
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-10-27