DRUMCHAPEL ARTS WORKSHOP

🌳Matureactive

SC345346 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-07-04

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

£7.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £7,525

Net assets shrinking

Down £480 YoY

Cash YoY

-8%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£8k

↓ 7.5% YoY

Net Worth

£8k

↓ 6.0% YoY

Current Assets

£8k

↓ 8.9% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£7.5k	£8.0k
Current assets	£8.0k	£8.8k
Cash	£7.5k	£8.1k
Debtors	£490	£663
Net assets	£7.5k	£8.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
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NORRIS, Linda resigned
director
2025-07-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
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MACDONALD, Moira Fiona resigned
secretary
2022-03-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-11-05
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officers · AP01
2019-11-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-11-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-24
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CONAGHAN, Charles Paul resigned
director
2019-10-24
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MAGEE, Maureen Jane resigned
director
2019-10-24
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NORRIS, Linda appointed
director
2019-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-26
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gazette · DISS40
2018-09-25
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address · AD01
2018-09-25
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2014-02-06
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ROSS, Gillian Mary appointed
director
2014-02-06
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STEWART, Carole Anne resigned
director
2014-02-04
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HALE, Sarah appointed
director
2014-02-04
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BUTLER, Yvonne resigned
secretary
2013-11-07
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MACDONALD, Moira Fiona appointed
secretary
2011-07-04
➖
STEWART, Carole Anne resigned
director
2010-09-15
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STEWART, Carole Anne appointed
director
2010-09-15
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STEWART, Carole Anne appointed
director
2010-04-01
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MAGEE, Maureen Jane appointed
director
2009-10-21
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CONAGHAN, Charles Paul appointed
director
2009-10-21
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CONNOLLY, Peter resigned
director
2008-07-04
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Company incorporated
As DRUMCHAPEL ARTS WORKSHOP
2008-07-04
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BUTLER, Yvonne appointed
secretary
2008-07-04
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-07-04
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-07-04
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CONNOLLY, Peter appointed
director
2008-07-04
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2008-07-04
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-director
2008-07-04
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2008-07-04
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

🔒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

Incorporated2008-07-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

39 Linkwood Crescent

Glasgow

G15 7EU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-18

Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

HALE, Sarah→

director · ~79y · appointed 2014-02-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROSS, Gillian Mary→

director · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BUTLER, Yvonne→

secretary · appointed 2008-07-04 · resigned 2014-02-04

Resigned

MACDONALD, Moira Fiona→

secretary · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2022-03-22

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-04 · resigned 2008-07-04

Resigned

CONAGHAN, Charles Paul→

director · ~73y · appointed 2009-10-21 · resigned 2019-10-24

Resigned

CONNOLLY, Peter→

director · ~71y · appointed 2008-07-04 · resigned 2009-10-21

Resigned

MAGEE, Maureen Jane→

director · ~60y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2019-10-24

Resigned

NORRIS, Linda→

director · ~80y · appointed 2019-10-24 · resigned 2025-07-21

Resigned

STEWART, Carole Anne→

director · ~65y · appointed 2010-09-15 · resigned 2011-07-04

Resigned

STEWART, Carole Anne→

director · ~65y · appointed 2010-09-15 · resigned 2014-02-06

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-04 · resigned 2008-07-04

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-04 · resigned 2008-07-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-07-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-28

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-03-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-07-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2020-01-30