IN THE MAKING GLASGOW

🌳Matureactive

SC299490 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-03-23

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

19 officers (6 active, 19 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,386

Net assets shrinking

Down £5,194 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1k

↓ 79% YoY

Current Assets

£15k

↓ 33% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£14.6k	£6.6k
Current assets	£14.6k	£21.9k
Net assets	£1.4k	£6.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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2026-03-31
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2026-03-31
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2026-03-31
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officers · CH01
2026-02-24
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officers · TM01
2026-02-19
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HEPBURN, Karen Wood resigned
director
2025-12-10
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accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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2024-04-25
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officers · TM01
2024-04-12
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GRAHAM, Jennifer resigned
director
2023-12-28
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accounts · AA
2023-09-14
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2023-09-14
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address · AD01
2023-01-10
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accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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2021-05-19
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accounts · AA
2019-12-31
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2018-10-29
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HALLIDAY, Margaret resigned
director
2013-05-15
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CRAWFORD, Lynne resigned
director
2013-05-15
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HALLIDAY, Bridget resigned
director
2013-05-15
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KEENAN, Michele resigned
director
2012-03-20
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KURTYKA, Carol Janell appointed
director
2012-03-20
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KURTYKA, Michael Joseph appointed
director
2010-05-10
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DOWLING, Catherine resigned
director
2010-02-02
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FOX, Julie Reid resigned
director
2010-01-27
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WELLS, Lynsey appointed
secretary
2010-01-27
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MCGUIRE, Sandra appointed
director
2010-01-27
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NEIL, Tracey Janet appointed
director
2010-01-27
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WYLIE, Michelle appointed
director
2010-01-27
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CRAWFORD, Lynne appointed
director
2010-01-27
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GRAHAM, Jennifer appointed
director
2010-01-27
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HALLIDAY, Margaret appointed
director
2010-01-27
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HEPBURN, Karen Wood appointed
director
2009-12-16
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BURNESS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-12-16
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COWIE, Elizabeth Jane resigned
director
2009-12-16
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ESLER, Anne resigned
director
2009-12-16
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SHERRY, Alison Mary resigned
director
2008-01-15
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MCCOLL, Alexander resigned
director
2006-06-16
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KEENAN, Michele appointed
director
2006-03-23
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Company incorporated
As IN THE MAKING GLASGOW
2006-03-23
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BURNESS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-03-23
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COWIE, Elizabeth Jane appointed
director
2006-03-23
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DOWLING, Catherine appointed
director
2006-03-23
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ESLER, Anne appointed
director
2006-03-23
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FOX, Julie Reid appointed
director
2006-03-23
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HALLIDAY, Bridget appointed
director
2006-03-23
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MCCOLL, Alexander appointed
director
2006-03-23
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SHERRY, Alison Mary appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Lynsey Wells Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/03/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-03-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

567 Dumbarton Road

Glasgow

G11 6HU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-06

Last: 2026-03-23