CAPALL DORCHA THEATRE COMPANY

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC503999 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2015-04-22

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2021

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

61/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

61/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2021-11-29	2020-11-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2023-01-24
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-01-24
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Company dissolved
2022-11-01
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2022-10-25
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2022-07-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
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BOYD, Kenneth resigned
director
2022-05-19
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CRUICKSHANK, Deborah resigned
director
2022-05-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-09
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-05-10
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-10
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-01
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CARSON, David resigned
director
2020-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
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ROBERTSON, Barry Alan resigned
director
2020-04-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-15
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DYMOND, Francesca resigned
director
2019-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-21
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BROWN, Rhona Gibson resigned
director
2019-03-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-02-14
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GALE, Andrew Graham appointed
director
2019-02-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-02-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-11-20
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-08-07
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TAIT, Neil Thomas resigned
director
2018-07-26
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KHAN, Salman appointed
director
2018-05-25
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BOYD, Kenneth appointed
director
2018-04-26
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DYMOND, Francesca appointed
director
2018-04-10
➕
BROWN, Rhona Gibson appointed
director
2018-04-10
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CARSON, David appointed
director
2016-03-28
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CRUICKSHANK, Deborah appointed
director
2015-07-02
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ROBERTSON, Catherine resigned
director
2015-07-02
➕
TAIT, Neil Thomas appointed
director
2015-04-22
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Company incorporated
As CAPALL DORCHA THEATRE COMPANY
2015-04-22
➕
ROBERTSON, Barry Alan appointed
director
2015-04-22
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ROBERTSON, Catherine 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 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-01-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Kathryn Stevens Individual · British · DOB 11/1995 · age 31	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	13/09/2021

7 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Mary Charlotte Cahillceased 13/09/2021· significant influence
Mr Barry Alan Robertsonceased 29/07/2020· significant influence · trust interest
Ms Rhona Gibson Brownceased 20/11/2018· significant influence
Mr David Carsonceased 20/11/2018· significant influence
Mr Barry Alan Robertsonceased 20/11/2018· significant influence
Mr Neil Thomas Taitceased 20/11/2018· significant influence
Miss Deborah Cruikshankceased 20/11/2018· 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

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2015-04-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

The Michael Lynch Centre For Enterprise

71 Princes Street

Ardrossan

Ayrshire

KA22 8DG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2021-11-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 8 resigned)

GALE, Andrew Graham→

director · ~72y · appointed 2019-02-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KHAN, Salman→

director · ~50y · appointed 2018-07-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BOYD, Kenneth→

director · ~41y · appointed 2018-05-25 · resigned 2022-05-19

Resigned

BROWN, Rhona Gibson→

director · ~64y · appointed 2018-04-10 · resigned 2019-03-21

Resigned

CARSON, David→

director · ~71y · appointed 2018-04-10 · resigned 2021-03-01

Resigned

CRUICKSHANK, Deborah→

director · ~38y · appointed 2016-03-28 · resigned 2022-05-19

Resigned

DYMOND, Francesca→

director · ~47y · appointed 2018-04-26 · resigned 2020-04-15

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Barry Alan→

director · ~41y · appointed 2015-04-22 · resigned 2020-07-29

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Catherine→

director · ~72y · appointed 2015-04-22 · resigned 2015-07-02

Resigned

TAIT, Neil Thomas→

director · ~41y · appointed 2015-07-02 · resigned 2018-08-07

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2023-01-24

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2022-11-01

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2022-10-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-07-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-07-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-07-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-09

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-05-09

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-05-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-11-25

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2021-08-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-11

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2021-05-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-05-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-05-10