EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL MAGIC FESTIVAL

🌳Matureactive
SC371015 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-01-12
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), 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 (58/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Average employees3300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-14
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    MCLEOD, Colin resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-10-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2012-10-08
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    MCMAHON, Svetlana appointed
    director
  20. 2010-04-06
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    MCLEOD, Colin appointed
    director
  21. 2010-04-06
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    SHEVCHENKO, Svetlana resigned
    director
  22. 2010-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL MAGIC FESTIVAL
  23. 2010-01-12
    ➕
    MCMAHON, Kevin Francis Gerald appointed
    director
  24. 2010-01-12
    ➕
    SHEVCHENKO, Svetlana appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Svetlana Mcmahon
Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2010-01-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

12/2 Eildon Street
Edinburgh
EH3 5JU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCMAHON, Kevin Francis Gerald→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-01-12
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Active
MCMAHON, Svetlana→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-10-08
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Active
MCLEOD, Colin→
director · ~39y · appointed 2010-04-06 · resigned 2026-01-14
Resigned
SHEVCHENKO, Svetlana→
director · ~42y · appointed 2010-01-12 · resigned 2010-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-17