SHINE YOUTH MUSIC THEATRE

🌳Matureactive
SC373695 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-02-25
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "well run hard buy" recently.
  • · Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
  • · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
  • · Opportunity score: 68 → 76
  • · Bankability: 65 → 75
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
  • · 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • ·Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
  • ↑Opportunity score: 68 → 76
  • ↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
  • ↑Bankability: 65 → 75
  • ·Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£39.7k
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: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £39,700
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,012 YoY
Cash YoY
+37%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£58k
↑ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£40k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£15k£29k£44k£59k£73kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£46.4k£40.7k
Current assets£73.3k£71.4k
Cash£57.6k£41.9k
Debtors£15.7k£29.5k
Net assets£39.7k£40.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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  2. 2024-12-08
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  3. 2024-06-14
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  4. 2024-05-31
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    QUINN, Christopher Paul resigned
    director
  5. 2023-12-21
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  6. 2022-12-27
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  7. 2022-12-16
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  8. 2022-11-30
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    TUCKER, Lynda Mary resigned
    director
  9. 2022-01-07
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  10. 2022-01-07
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  11. 2022-01-07
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  13. 2022-01-07
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  14. 2021-12-20
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  15. 2021-12-03
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  16. 2021-12-03
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  17. 2021-03-16
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  18. 2020-03-27
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  19. 2020-02-23
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  20. 2020-02-23
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  21. 2020-02-15
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    BUTCHER, Elaine Catherine appointed
    director
  22. 2020-02-15
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    TUCKER, Lynda Mary appointed
    director
  23. 2020-02-14
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    STEWART, Robina Smart resigned
    secretary
  24. 2020-02-14
    ➖
    STEWART, Robina Smart resigned
    director
  25. 2019-06-29
    ➖
    MOFFAT, Marion resigned
    director
  26. 2019-06-29
    ➖
    SHAW, Gordon Donald resigned
    director
  27. 2014-12-31
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, David John resigned
    director
  28. 2011-08-20
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    ROBERTSON, David John appointed
    director
  29. 2011-08-05
    ➖
    SHAW, Andrew John resigned
    director
  30. 2010-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As SHINE YOUTH MUSIC THEATRE
  31. 2010-02-25
    ➕
    BECK, Gordon Stewart appointed
    director
  32. 2010-02-25
    ➕
    BECK, Laura Lynsey appointed
    director
  33. 2010-02-25
    ➕
    STEWART, Robina Smart appointed
    secretary
  34. 2010-02-25
    ➕
    MOFFAT, Marion appointed
    director
  35. 2010-02-25
    ➕
    QUINN, Christopher Paul appointed
    director
  36. 2010-02-25
    ➕
    SHAW, Andrew John appointed
    director
  37. 2010-02-25
    ➕
    SHAW, Gordon Donald appointed
    director
  38. 2010-02-25
    ➕
    STEWART, Robina Smart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 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

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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
Mr Gordon Beck
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest15/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Robina Stewartceased 14/02/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2010-02-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

The Lighthouse Unit 1 Neidpath Road
Castlehill Industrial Estate
Carluke
Lanarkshire
ML8 5UF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

BECK, Gordon Stewart→
director · ~49y · appointed 2010-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BECK, Laura Lynsey→
director · ~37y · appointed 2010-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTCHER, Elaine Catherine→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEWART, Robina Smart→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2020-02-14
Resigned
MOFFAT, Marion→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2019-06-29
Resigned
QUINN, Christopher Paul→
director · ~35y · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned
ROBERTSON, David John→
director · ~34y · appointed 2011-08-20 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
SHAW, Andrew John→
director · ~39y · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2011-08-05
Resigned
SHAW, Gordon Donald→
director · ~43y · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2019-06-29
Resigned
STEWART, Robina Smart→
director · ~78y · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2020-02-14
Resigned
TUCKER, Lynda Mary→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-02-15 · resigned 2022-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
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2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
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officers · TM01
2022-12-16
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-01-07
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2022-01-07
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2022-01-07
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accounts · AAMD
2022-01-07