LA BANDA LTD.

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SC362458 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-07-10

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

£8.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90030Artistic creation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 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

15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

74 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 · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £8,541

Cash YoY

+163%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£9k

↑ 163% YoY

Net Worth

£9k

↑ 163% YoY

Current Assets

£9k

↑ 163% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£8.5k	£3.2k
Current assets	£8.5k	£3.2k
Cash	£8.5k	£3.2k
Net assets	£8.5k	£3.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-03-25
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officers · TM01
2026-03-23
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MURPHY, John William resigned
director
2025-12-02
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accounts · AA
2024-12-09
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accounts · AA
2023-10-06
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accounts · AA
2022-06-13
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accounts · AA
2022-03-08
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officers · AP01
2022-03-08
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officers · TM01
2022-03-08
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officers · TM02
2022-03-01
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FALCONER, George appointed
director
2022-03-01
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MHURA, Wezi resigned
secretary
2022-03-01
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MCHUGH, Devon Margaret resigned
director
2021-12-11
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accounts · AA
2021-03-12
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accounts · AA
2020-08-04
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officers · TM01
2020-07-23
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MAGUIRE, Timothy Hugh resigned
director
2019-12-05
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accounts · AA
2018-12-17
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accounts · AA
2018-07-16
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address · AD01
2018-07-03
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address · AD01
2018-07-03
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address · AD01
2018-02-20
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DEYES, Morag resigned
director
2017-10-01
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COMBE, Malcolm Macdonald resigned
director
2016-12-08
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MARTIN, Ian resigned
director
2016-12-08
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SHAW, Mae resigned
director
2016-07-28
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HOY, Jennifer Laura appointed
director
2016-07-28
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MAGUIRE, Timothy Hugh appointed
director
2016-01-01
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DEYES, Morag appointed
director
2016-01-01
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MACLULLICH, Christopher resigned
director
2016-01-01
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MCHUGH, Devon Margaret appointed
director
2014-08-01
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WATSON, Douglas Campbell resigned
director
2012-09-26
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DEAR, Chloe resigned
secretary
2012-09-26
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MHURA, Wezi appointed
secretary
2012-09-26
➕
COMBE, Malcolm Macdonald appointed
director
2012-09-26
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MACLULLICH, Christopher appointed
director
2012-09-26
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WATSON, Douglas Campbell appointed
director
2012-01-21
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GURR, Ronald resigned
director
2010-03-17
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GURR, Ronald appointed
director
2009-09-01
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MARTIN, Ian appointed
director
2009-09-01
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SHAW, Mae appointed
director
2009-07-10
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Company incorporated
As LA BANDA LTD.
2009-07-10
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SUTHERLAND, James appointed
director
2009-07-10
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DEAR, Chloe appointed
secretary
2009-07-10
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MURPHY, John William appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2009-07-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

17 Upper Greens

Auchtermuchty

Cupar

KY14 7BX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-06

Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

FALCONER, George→

director · ~66y · appointed 2022-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HOY, Jennifer Laura→

director · ~45y · appointed 2016-07-28

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Active

SUTHERLAND, James→

director · ~67y · appointed 2009-07-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DEAR, Chloe→

secretary · appointed 2009-07-10 · resigned 2012-09-26

Resigned

MHURA, Wezi→

secretary · appointed 2012-09-26 · resigned 2022-03-01

Resigned

COMBE, Malcolm Macdonald→

director · ~44y · appointed 2012-09-26 · resigned 2017-10-01

Resigned

DEYES, Morag→

director · ~73y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2018-02-20

Resigned

GURR, Ronald→

director · ~67y · appointed 2010-03-17 · resigned 2012-01-21

Resigned

MACLULLICH, Christopher→

director · ~56y · appointed 2012-09-26 · resigned 2016-01-01

Resigned

MAGUIRE, Timothy Hugh→

director · ~71y · appointed 2016-07-28 · resigned 2020-07-23

Resigned

MARTIN, Ian→

director · ~67y · appointed 2009-09-01 · resigned 2016-12-08

Resigned

MCHUGH, Devon Margaret→

director · ~46y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2022-03-01

Resigned

MURPHY, John William→

director · ~87y · appointed 2009-07-10 · resigned 2026-03-23

Resigned

SHAW, Mae→

director · ~76y · appointed 2009-09-01 · resigned 2016-12-08

Resigned

WATSON, Douglas Campbell→

director · ~75y · appointed 2012-09-26 · resigned 2014-08-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

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2025-12-02

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2025-07-23

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2024-12-09

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-23

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accounts · AA

2023-10-06

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-24

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-26

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

accounts · AA

2022-06-13

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officers · AP01

2022-03-08

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officers · TM01

2022-03-08

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officers · TM02

2022-03-08

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

accounts · AA

2021-12-11

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-05

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

accounts · AA

2021-03-12