IDEAL FESTIVALS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC636862 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-23
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
18 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-17➕BURNS, Mairi-Therese appointeddirector
- 2020-01-28➖BURNS, Mairi- Therese resigneddirector
- 2020-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs IDEAL FESTIVALS LIMITED
- 2019-07-23➕FOWLER, Lorna Mary appointeddirector
- 2019-07-23➕BURNS, Mairi- Therese appointeddirector
- 2019-07-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Lorna Mary Fowler Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/07/2019 |
Mrs Mairi-Therese Burns Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/07/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Mairi- Therese Burnsceased 28/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Registered office
9 Thornlea Gardens
Airdrie
ML6 6HW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BURNS, Mairi-Therese→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOWLER, Lorna Mary→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2019-07-23
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BURNS, Mairi- Therese→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2019-07-23 · resigned 2020-01-28
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-29