THE VENUE 13 LTD

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SC838417 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-20
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56301Licenced clubs
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
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
74
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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-10-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-10-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-10-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-10-10
    ➕
    MCCALLUM, David appointed
    director
  9. 2025-10-10
    ➖
    BROWN, Brendan resigned
    director
  10. 2025-10-09
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    MCCALLUM, David resigned
    director
  11. 2025-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2025-08-14
    ➕
    MCCALLUM, David appointed
    director
  13. 2025-08-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2025-08-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2025-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2025-07-28
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    ANDERSON, Stewart resigned
    director
  17. 2025-07-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2025-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2025-07-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2025-06-26
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Ross Lloyd Bentley resigned
    director
  21. 2025-06-11
    ➖
    BEVERIDGE, David Andrew Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2025-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2025-06-11
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2025-06-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  25. 2025-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2025-02-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE VENUE 13 LTD
  27. 2025-02-20
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Ross Lloyd Bentley appointed
    director
  28. 2025-02-20
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Stewart appointed
    director
  29. 2025-02-20
    ➕
    BEVERIDGE, David Andrew Alexander appointed
    director
  30. 2025-02-20
    ➕
    BROWN, Brendan appointed
    director
  31. 2025-02-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
5 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ANDERSON, Ross Lloyd Bentley resigned 2025-06-26; ANDERSON, Stewart resigned 2025-07-28; BEVERIDGE, David Andrew Alexander resigned 2025-06-11

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Mccallum
Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/10/2025
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David Mccallumceased 06/10/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Brendan Brownceased 29/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Brendan Brownceased 14/08/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr David Andrew Alexander Beveridgeceased 11/06/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Office 32 Business Incubator
Myregormie Place
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 3NA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MCCALLUM, David→
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Ross Lloyd Bentley→
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-02-20 · resigned 2025-06-26
Resigned
ANDERSON, Stewart→
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-02-20 · resigned 2025-07-28
Resigned
BEVERIDGE, David Andrew Alexander→
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-02-20 · resigned 2025-06-11
Resigned
BROWN, Brendan→
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-02-20 · resigned 2025-10-10
Resigned
MCCALLUM, David→
director · ~69y · appointed 2025-08-14 · resigned 2025-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-09