DANCE NORTH SCOTLAND C.I.C.

🌳Matureactive

SC260642 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-12-11

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (6 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

85 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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HUGHES, Sonia Anne appointed
director
2026-04-15
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officers · AP01
2025-12-18
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accounts · AA
2025-12-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-02
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-27
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officers · AP01
2025-06-27
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officers · TM01
2025-06-15
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HURST, Alfred Francis Christopher appointed
director
2025-06-15
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RUSSELL, Hayley Zara resigned
director
2025-01-31
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officers · TM01
2025-01-18
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RODGER, Olivia Heidi resigned
director
2025-01-08
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accounts · AA
2023-12-29
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accounts · AA
2023-03-06
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accounts · AA
2022-10-13
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RUSSELL, Hayley Zara appointed
director
2022-10-13
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officers · AP01
2022-10-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-01
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BENNETT, Jacqueline Ann resigned
director
2022-10-01
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SMITH, Diane Alison resigned
director
2021-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-04-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-01
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BENNETT, Jacqueline Ann appointed
director
2019-01-24
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ROBERTS, James, Dr resigned
director
2017-07-08
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RODGER, Olivia Heidi appointed
director
2017-07-07
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ROGER, Graeme Lyle appointed
director
2015-11-18
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EGAN, Elizabeth appointed
director
2015-11-18
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SMITH, Diane Alison appointed
director
2015-05-29
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AIGNER, Kresanna resigned
director
2012-01-01
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EGAN, Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2011-09-14
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AIGNER, Kresanna appointed
director
2011-04-01
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JAY-LEWIN, Deborah resigned
director
2011-04-01
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ROBERTS, James, Dr appointed
director
2008-04-06
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LOWE, John Chorlton resigned
secretary
2003-12-11
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Company incorporated
As DANCE NORTH SCOTLAND C.I.C.
2003-12-11
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JAY-LEWIN, Karl appointed
director
2003-12-11
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LOWE, John Chorlton appointed
secretary
2003-12-11
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-12-11
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-12-11
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JAY-LEWIN, Deborah appointed
director
2003-12-11
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-12-11
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2003-12-11
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-12-11
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH 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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

Incorporated2003-12-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

567 The Hive, The Park

Findhorn

Forres

IV36 3SH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-11

Last: 2025-11-27