ALHAMBRA THEATRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC352227 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-08

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 6.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£702.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.1y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £702,799

Cash YoY

+123%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.3m

↑ 123% YoY

Net Worth

£703k

↑ 116% YoY

Current Assets

£1.9m

↑ 65% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£2.14M	£1.37M
Current assets	£1.91M	£1.16M
Cash	£1.31M	£587.1k
Debtors	£590.4k	£561.9k
Net assets	£702.8k	£325.0k

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 address

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-05-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
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mortgage · MR01
2020-06-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-04-18
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officers · TM01
2018-04-18
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officers · AP01
2018-04-10
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DICKSON, Gavin resigned
director
2018-04-09
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FLETCHER, Simon John appointed
director
2017-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2013-12-01
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DICKSON, Gavin appointed
director
2012-01-19
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CONDIE, Alan David resigned
director
2012-01-01
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ROSS, Ian appointed
director
2012-01-01
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ROSS, Ian resigned
director
2010-11-01
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CONDIE, Alan David appointed
director
2010-11-01
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WRIGHT, William Iain resigned
director
2009-05-11
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KELLY, Patrick resigned
director
2008-12-08
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Company incorporated
As ALHAMBRA THEATRE LIMITED
2008-12-08
➕
FLETCHER, William John appointed
director
2008-12-08
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2008-12-08
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2008-12-08
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KELLY, Patrick appointed
director
2008-12-08
➕
WRIGHT, William Iain appointed
director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 74 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 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.)

Group structure

Alhambra Theatre Trust is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alhambra Theatre Trust

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ALHAMBRA THEATRE LIMITED

This company · SC352227

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Alhambra Theatre Trust Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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ARCHERFIELD & FIDRA GOLF COURSES LIMITED→ SC260327 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	83	79y
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BRAID HILLS SHOP LIMITED→ SC177390 · est 1997 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	29y	83	70y
CHEEK BY JOWL THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED→ SC078954 · est 1982 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	44y	83	74y
CORRIES (MUSIC) LTD., THE→ SC056353 · est 1974	—	—	£2	—	51y	83	89y
DM AUDIO LIMITED→ SC245613 · est 2003	—	—	—	9	23y	83	61y
INCH PARK COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB→ SC342628 · est 2008	—	—	£1.28M	—	18y	83	70y
MAGNETIC NORTH THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED→ SC199210 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	83	75y
RADICAL TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED→ SC136334 · est 1992 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	34y	83	61y
THE SCOTCH WHISKY HERITAGE CENTRE LIMITED→ SC100141 · est 1986 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	40y	83	77y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-12-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

4a Glenfinlas Street

Edinburgh

EH3 6AQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-22

Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

FLETCHER, Simon John→

director · ~44y · appointed 2018-04-09

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Active

FLETCHER, William John→

director · ~74y · appointed 2008-12-08

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Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-12-08 · resigned 2008-12-08

Resigned

CONDIE, Alan David→

director · ~70y · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2012-01-19

Resigned

DICKSON, Gavin→

director · ~61y · appointed 2013-12-01 · resigned 2018-04-10

Resigned

KELLY, Patrick→

director · ~75y · appointed 2008-12-08 · resigned 2009-05-11

Resigned

ROSS, Ian→

director · ~77y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2012-01-01

Resigned

WRIGHT, William Iain→

director · ~80y · appointed 2008-12-08 · resigned 2010-11-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)	A registered charge	—	26/06/2020	—

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Recent filings (51 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-05-15

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

officers · CH01

2025-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-22