LEITH THEATRE TRADING LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC693953 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-30
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
£29.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (8 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £29,335

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£33k
Net Worth
£29k
Current Assets
£34k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£29.3k
Current assets£33.7k
Cash£33.3k
Debtors£313
Net assets£29.3k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-03
    ATHEY, Rachel Mary resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-04
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  6. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-09-05
    DYER, Jason appointed
    director
  10. 2023-09-05
    GRAY, Susan resigned
    director
  11. 2023-07-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-07-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-07-13
    ABERDEIN CONSIDINE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2023-06-20
    DIACK, Anne resigned
    director
  15. 2023-06-20
    HICKEY, Laura Jane resigned
    director
  16. 2023-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-02-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-02-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-02-08
    GORMAN, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2022-12-07
    FERGUSON, Jane Charlotte appointed
    director
  21. 2022-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-08-09
    LAST, Bob appointed
    director
  23. 2022-05-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2022-02-08
    BLOXHAM, Laura Mary resigned
    director
  25. 2021-10-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2021-05-31
    HUNTER, John resigned
    director
  27. 2021-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LEITH THEATRE TRADING LIMITED
  28. 2021-03-30
    DUNCAN, Helen Jane appointed
    director
  29. 2021-03-30
    LINKLATER, Harald Christie appointed
    director
  30. 2021-03-30
    TREE, Joseph appointed
    director
  31. 2021-03-30
    ATHEY, Rachel Mary appointed
    director
  32. 2021-03-30
    BLOXHAM, Laura Mary appointed
    director
  33. 2021-03-30
    DIACK, Anne appointed
    director
  34. 2021-03-30
    GRAY, Susan appointed
    director
  35. 2021-03-30
    HICKEY, Laura Jane appointed
    director
  36. 2021-03-30
    HUNTER, John appointed
    director
  37. 2021-03-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Leith Theatre Trust is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Leith Theatre Trust
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
LEITH THEATRE TRADING LIMITED
This company · SC693953

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Leith Theatre Trust
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/03/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

28-30 Ferry Road
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH6 4AE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (8 active · 6 resigned)

ABERDEIN CONSIDINE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-07-13
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Active
DUNCAN, Helen Jane
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-03-30
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Active
DYER, Jason
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-09-05
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Active
FERGUSON, Jane Charlotte
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-12-07
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Active
GORMAN, Mark Andrew
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-02-08
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Active
LAST, Bob
director · ~71y · appointed 2022-08-09
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Active
LINKLATER, Harald Christie
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-03-30
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Active
TREE, Joseph
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATHEY, Rachel Mary
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-03-30 · resigned 2025-12-03
Resigned
BLOXHAM, Laura Mary
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-03-30 · resigned 2022-02-08
Resigned
DIACK, Anne
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-03-30 · resigned 2023-06-20
Resigned
GRAY, Susan
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-03-30 · resigned 2023-09-05
Resigned
HICKEY, Laura Jane
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-03-30 · resigned 2023-06-20
Resigned
HUNTER, John
director · ~80y · appointed 2021-03-30 · resigned 2021-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-16