RIG ARTS LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC396962 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-04-04

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (9 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

64 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 resolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-23
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-12
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2026-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
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DUGUID, Jenna appointed
director
2025-03-21
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QUINN, Matthew appointed
director
2025-03-21
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TISSERA, Teruko Juliana appointed
director
2025-03-21
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MCCORMICK, Helen Armstrong resigned
director
2025-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
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STRACHAN, James Martin resigned
director
2024-09-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
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MCLAREN, Lesley appointed
director
2022-07-15
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NEWLANDS, Bruce resigned
director
2022-07-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
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NEWLANDS, Bruce appointed
director
2019-03-14
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STRACHAN, James Martin appointed
director
2018-08-20
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MCCORMICK, Helen Armstrong appointed
director
2018-03-16
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STRACHAN, James resigned
director
2017-01-12
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WALKER, Doris appointed
director
2017-01-05
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ORR, Jason Patrick appointed
director
2012-08-21
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ORR, Jason Patrick resigned
director
2012-08-09
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WILSON, John Morrison Kyle appointed
director
2011-04-04
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Company incorporated
As RIG ARTS LTD
2011-04-04
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DONNELLY, Laura appointed
secretary
2011-04-04
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DONNELLY, Laura appointed
director
2011-04-04
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ORR, Jason Patrick appointed
director
2011-04-04
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STRACHAN, James appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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

Incorporated2011-04-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

Pirrie Hall

2-1 Campbell Street

Greenock

Inverclyde

PA16 8AN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-04

Last: 2026-03-21