YOUTH THEATRE ARTS SCOTLAND

🌳Matureactive

SC269952 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-06-28

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

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

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

60 officers (6 active, 60 linked, 54 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

200 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	8	800

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (137 events)Click to expand

2025-11-25
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2025-08-27
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GILMOUR, Mhairi Heather resigned
director
2025-08-27
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MCMILLAN, Fergus resigned
director
2025-08-27
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officers · TM01
2025-08-27
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officers · TM01
2025-04-21
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officers · TM01
2025-04-14
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GIVENS, Lisa resigned
director
2024-12-09
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DE ANDRADE, Marisa Moreira Freire resigned
director
2024-12-09
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officers · TM01
2024-11-21
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accounts · AA
2024-08-16
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FERRIER, Fiona appointed
director
2024-08-16
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HUNTER, Marley appointed
director
2024-08-16
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officers · AP01
2024-08-16
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officers · AP01
2024-06-21
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DEMAISON, Lydia resigned
director
2024-06-21
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officers · TM01
2024-02-19
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officers · CH01
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2024-01-15
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2024-01-09
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FARROW, Liam appointed
director
2024-01-09
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LAGO, Sanjay appointed
director
2024-01-09
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TAYLOR, Libby Anne appointed
director
2024-01-09
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officers · AP01
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2024-01-09
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officers · AP01
2023-11-29
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AYRES, Hazel resigned
director
2023-11-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
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address · AD01
2022-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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SKINNER-WELSH, Amanda resigned
director
2022-09-27
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officers · TM01
2022-06-22
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AIT EL MOUDDEN, Rashid Rishaad resigned
director
2021-11-17
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LITHGOW, Gillian appointed
director
2021-10-11
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SKINNER-WELSH, Amanda appointed
director
2021-06-15
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STEELE, Craig resigned
director
2021-03-31
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READER, John resigned
director
2021-03-30
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RENNICK MCARTHUR, Deborah resigned
director
2021-03-15
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MCMILLAN, Fergus appointed
director
2021-03-01
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DE ANDRADE, Marisa Moreira Freire appointed
director
2021-02-23
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DEMAISON, Lydia appointed
director
2020-01-24
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BORLEY, Sally resigned
director
2019-11-08
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GIVENS, Lisa appointed
director
2019-10-24
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DONOHOE, Gillian resigned
director
2019-08-30
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READER, John appointed
director
2019-07-29
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GILMOUR, Mhairi Heather appointed
director
2019-05-20
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AIT EL MOUDDEN, Rashid Rishaad appointed
director
2019-04-10
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CUTHBERT, Zoe resigned
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GILMOUR, Mhairi Heather resigned 2025-08-27; MCMILLAN, Fergus resigned 2025-08-27

🔒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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-06-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street

Edinburgh

EH2 4AN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-12

Last: 2025-06-28