LODESTONE CREATIVE CIC

🏛️Establishedactive
SC548704 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-10-27
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-7.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,630
Very low cash
Cash position: £54

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£54
Net Worth
-£8k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£2.6k
Current assets£2.4k
Cash£54
Net assets£-7.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-03
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    GLASGOW, Ruth Hanna Ena resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-30
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    RODGERS, Alison Katherine resigned
    director
  7. 2023-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-03-31
    ➕
    GLASGOW, Ruth Hanna Ena appointed
    director
  11. 2022-01-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-01-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-02-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2016-10-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LODESTONE CREATIVE CIC
  22. 2016-10-27
    ➕
    KELLY, Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2016-10-27
    ➕
    MCINTYRE, Jain appointed
    director
  24. 2016-10-27
    ➕
    RODGERS, Alison Katherine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Incorporated2016-10-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

14 Meadowbank Street
Dumbarton
G82 1SD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

KELLY, Andrew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCINTYRE, Jain→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLASGOW, Ruth Hanna Ena→
director · ~33y · appointed 2022-03-31 · resigned 2025-07-03
Resigned
RODGERS, Alison Katherine→
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-10-27 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30