TINTO MUSIC AND ARTS CIC

💤Zombieactive
SC482209 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-07-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-06-27
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    BERESFORD, Meg resigned
    director
  3. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  7. 2022-04-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-04-01
    ➕
    DEAR, Paul John appointed
    director
  11. 2022-02-16
    ➕
    DEAR, Paul John appointed
    secretary
  12. 2022-02-16
    ➖
    BERESFORD, Meg resigned
    secretary
  13. 2022-02-16
    ➖
    SHAW, Douglas resigned
    director
  14. 2022-02-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2022-02-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2022-02-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-10-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2016-09-27
    ➖
    FERGUSON, James resigned
    director
  23. 2016-09-27
    ➕
    SHAW, Douglas appointed
    director
  24. 2015-09-01
    ➖
    TOMORY, Kenneth Alexander Macdonald resigned
    director
  25. 2015-08-31
    ➕
    BERESFORD, Meg appointed
    director
  26. 2015-08-31
    ➕
    FERGUSON, James appointed
    director
  27. 2015-07-01
    ➖
    TANNER, Mark resigned
    director
  28. 2014-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As TINTO MUSIC AND ARTS CIC
  29. 2014-07-15
    ➕
    BERESFORD, Meg appointed
    secretary
  30. 2014-07-15
    ➕
    TANNER, Mark appointed
    director
  31. 2014-07-15
    ➕
    TOMORY, Kenneth Alexander Macdonald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Incorporated2014-07-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

The Shieling
Millrigg Road
Wiston Nr Biggar
South Lanarkshire
ML12 6HT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

DEAR, Paul John→
secretary · appointed 2022-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEAR, Paul John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-04-01
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Active
BERESFORD, Meg→
secretary · appointed 2014-07-15 · resigned 2022-02-16
Resigned
BERESFORD, Meg→
director · ~89y · appointed 2015-08-31 · resigned 2025-06-27
Resigned
FERGUSON, James→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-08-31 · resigned 2016-09-27
Resigned
SHAW, Douglas→
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-09-27 · resigned 2022-02-16
Resigned
TANNER, Mark→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-07-15 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned
TOMORY, Kenneth Alexander Macdonald→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-07-15 · resigned 2015-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-02-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-16