GARNOCK VALLEY MUSIC NETWORK CIC

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SC822488 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-09-11
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
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
60
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GARNOCK VALLEY MUSIC NETWORK CIC
  2. 2024-09-11
    CLEMENTS, James Stuart appointed
    director
  3. 2024-09-11
    MILLARD, Kirsty Louise appointed
    director
  4. 2024-09-11
    SIBLEY, Kenneth James appointed
    director
  5. 2024-09-11
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 73 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
James Stuart Clements
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control11/09/2024
Kirsty Louise Millard
Individual · English · DOB 07/1987 · age 39
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control11/09/2024
Kenneth James Sibley
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1953 · age 73
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control11/09/2024

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-09-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

4 Spiers Avenue
Beith
KA15 1JD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CLEMENTS, James Stuart
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-09-11
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Active
MILLARD, Kirsty Louise
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-09-11
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Active
SIBLEY, Kenneth James
director · ~73y · appointed 2024-09-11
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Active

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Recent filings (2 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-09-11