EDINBURGH COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
SC711827 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-10-11
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,481
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£8k
Net Worth
-£2k
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.9k |
| Current assets | £7.5k |
| Cash | £7.5k |
| Net assets | £-2.5k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-29➖BHATIA, Shivani resigneddirector
- 2025-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27➕BOCHEL, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2022-07-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-28➕BLEAKLEY, Lindsay Neil appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-28➕BHATIA, Shivani appointeddirector
- 2022-06-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-28📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-06-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-20➕MACKENZIE, Jennifer Anne appointeddirector
- 2021-10-11🏢Company incorporatedAs EDINBURGH COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS CIC
- 2021-10-11➕BLEAKLEY, Lindsay Neil appointeddirector
- 2021-10-11➕BLEAKLEY, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2021-10-11📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lindsay Neil Bleakley Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 11/10/2021 |
Mrs Nicola Bleakley Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 11/10/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-10-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
9b South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
BLEAKLEY, Lindsay Neil→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-06-28
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BLEAKLEY, Lindsay Neil→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-10-11
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BLEAKLEY, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-10-11
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BOCHEL, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-07-27
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MACKENZIE, Jennifer Anne→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-06-20
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BHATIA, Shivani→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-06-28 · resigned 2025-10-29
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-06-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-28
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2021-10-11