CREATIVITY IN CARE CIC

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SC438310 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-12-06
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
  • 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-15
    ➖
    MUMFORD, Wendy resigned
    director
  3. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-12
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Karrie Mary resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-03-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-03-15
    ➕
    MURRAY, Donna Mackay appointed
    director
  9. 2025-03-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-03-03
    ➖
    DUNFORD, Philip James resigned
    director
  11. 2025-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-23
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-10-29
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  17. 2020-10-29
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2020-10-29
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  19. 2020-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-08-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-07-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2020-07-01
    ➕
    DUNFORD, Philip James appointed
    director
  23. 2020-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2012-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CREATIVITY IN CARE CIC
  25. 2012-12-06
    ➕
    WALKER, Keith appointed
    director
  26. 2012-12-06
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Karrie Mary appointed
    director
  27. 2012-12-06
    ➕
    MUMFORD, Wendy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
Incorporated2012-12-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

4 Borgie
Skerray
Thurso
Caithness
KW14 7TH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MURRAY, Donna Mackay→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Keith→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNFORD, Philip James→
director · ~75y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2025-03-03
Resigned
MARSHALL, Karrie Mary→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-12-06 · resigned 2025-04-12
Resigned
MUMFORD, Wendy→
director · ~84y · appointed 2012-12-06 · resigned 2025-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06