VOICEFEST CIC
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SC844483 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-04-08
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
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-27➕VAN HAGEN, Paula Mary appointeddirector
- 2026-02-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-01➕GOVE, Steven James appointeddirector
- 2025-05-01➕MACKINNON, Fiona Yuill appointeddirector
- 2025-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs VOICEFEST CIC
- 2025-04-08➕COULL, Angus Fenton appointeddirector
- 2025-04-08📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEWART TRAVEL LIMITED→ SC400502 · est 2011 | £30.04M £23.36M–£36.72M | £109.39M | — | 36000 | 14y | 91 | 68y |
| IF ONLY HOLIDAYS LIMITED→ SC268032 · est 2004 | £4.61M £3.59M–£5.64M | — | — | 5900 | 21y | 85 | 69y |
| AC PROJECTS/ALTERNATIVE CURRENTS LIMITED→ SC400717 · est 2011 | £3.2k £2.5k–£3.9k | — | — | 0 | 14y | 93 | 66y |
| ALLAN GLEN'S SPORTS CLUB LIMITED→ SC117858 · est 1989 | — | — | £1.9k | — | 37y | 83 | 88y |
| D. & D. AMUSEMENTS LTD.→ SC196522 · est 1999 | — | — | £120.9k | — | 26y | 83 | 68y |
| FACT THREE→ SC319714 · est 2007 | — | — | £168.8k | — | 19y | 83 | 73y |
| GREENACRES CURLING LTD.→ SC200546 · est 1999 | — | — | — | 1200 | 26y | 83 | 77y |
| IN EXTREMIS LIMITED→ SC142085 · est 1993 | — | — | £61.2k | — | 33y | 83 | 61y |
| SCOTTISH JEWISH ARCHIVES CENTRE→ SC210878 · est 2000 | — | — | £120.5k | — | 25y | 83 | 79y |
| SCOTTISH NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO DAVID LIVINGSTONE TRUST→ SC016172 · est 1930 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 95y | 83 | 75y |
| THE ANTONINE SPORTS CENTRE→ SC144453 · est 1993 | — | — | £199.7k | — | 32y | 83 | 86y |
| WORLD TRAVEL DIRECT LTD.→ SC249222 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2025-04-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
Clyde Offices
48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-08
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
COULL, Angus Fenton→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-04-08
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GOVE, Steven James→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-05-01
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MACKINNON, Fiona Yuill→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-05-01
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VAN HAGEN, Paula Mary→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2026-02-27
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Recent filings (6 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-01
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2025-04-08