CASTLE CONCERTS LIMITED

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SC246364 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-138.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £138,856

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£189k
Net Worth
-£139k
Current Assets
£277k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£-128.9k
Current assets£276.7k
Cash£189.4k
Debtors£87.3k
Net assets£-138.9k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-05-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-10-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-10-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-09-01
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    WRIGHT, William Iain resigned
    director
  15. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-10-21
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    MCBRIDE, David resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-10-21
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    MCBRIDE, David resigned
    director
  19. 2003-05-12
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    MCBRIDE, David appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-03-31
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    MACKIE, Mark Joseph appointed
    director
  21. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    MCBRIDE, David appointed
    director
  23. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    WRIGHT, William Iain appointed
    director
  24. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As CASTLE CONCERTS LIMITED
  26. 2003-03-25
    ➕
    EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-03-25
    ➕
    EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Group structure

Regular Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Regular Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CASTLE CONCERTS LIMITED
This company · SC246364

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Regular Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/05/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mark Joseph Mackieceased 31/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr William Iain Wrightceased 01/09/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

42 York Place
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH1 3HU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MACKIE, Mark Joseph→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCBRIDE, David→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-12 · resigned 2009-10-21
Resigned
EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
MCBRIDE, David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2009-10-21
Resigned
WRIGHT, William Iain→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2018-09-01
Resigned
EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-22