THE IRONWORKS VENUE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC348446 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-11
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.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities
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. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees500900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-06-28
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  3. 2023-06-29
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  4. 2022-07-04
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  5. 2021-09-28
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  6. 2020-09-30
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  7. 2020-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-18
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    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2020-03-31
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    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2020-01-11
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  11. 2019-12-10
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  12. 2019-10-16
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  13. 2019-10-15
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  14. 2019-10-14
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  15. 2019-03-09
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  16. 2019-02-05
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    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-12-15
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    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2015-06-15
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    HICKS, Robert James resigned
    director
  19. 2010-08-31
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    Incorporate Secretariat Limited resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As THE IRONWORKS VENUE LIMITED
  21. 2008-09-11
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    CAMPBELL, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-09-11
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    CAMPBELL, Caroline appointed
    director
  23. 2008-09-11
    ➕
    Incorporate Secretariat Limited appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-09-11
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    HICKS, Robert James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Caroline Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-09-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

Forbes House
36 Huntly Street
Inverness
IV3 5PR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-11
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Active
CAMPBELL, Caroline→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-09-11
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Active
Incorporate Secretariat Limited→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-11 · resigned 2010-08-31
Resigned
HICKS, Robert James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-09-11 · resigned 2015-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-04-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-03-31