PARAGON ENSEMBLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC088499 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1984-06-18

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 26.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 26.3y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 26.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

49 officers (9 active, 49 linked, 42 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

197 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (112 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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2026-03-11
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2026-03-09
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2026-02-03
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EDGAR, Joanne Margaret, Elizabeth appointed
director
2026-02-03
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GEDDES, Alan Cathcart appointed
director
2026-02-03
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HAY, David John Paterson appointed
director
2026-02-02
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officers · CH01
2025-10-20
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officers · TM01
2025-10-17
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2025-10-07
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MORGAN, Donna Marie resigned
director
2024-11-21
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officers · TM01
2024-11-12
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PEAT, Linda resigned
director
2024-11-06
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accounts · AA
2024-10-04
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2024-10-03
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2024-10-03
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2024-10-03
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2024-09-24
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SHERIDAN, Mark appointed
director
2024-09-24
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WHITFIELD, Emma Jayne appointed
director
2024-08-29
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2024-08-26
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2024-08-26
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2024-07-18
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GEDDES, Mark Francis appointed
director
2024-07-18
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MCGRATH, Sonia Helen resigned
director
2023-10-26
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accounts · AA
2023-04-24
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2023-04-23
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2023-04-23
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2023-03-28
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MACDONALD MCNAMARA, Tracey Ann appointed
director
2023-03-28
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YOUNG, Kirsty Morag appointed
director
2023-03-28
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MOSCARDINI, Lio, Dr. resigned
director
2022-11-01
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accounts · AA
2021-11-02
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2021-03-31
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RUTHERFORD, Colin Neil resigned
director
2020-12-18
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MORGAN, Donna Marie appointed
director
2020-10-01
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LYNCH, Terry resigned
director
2018-12-04
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PEAT, Linda appointed
director
2018-07-06
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SCOTT, Sheila resigned
director
2018-05-24
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MCGRATH, Sonia Helen appointed
director
2018-05-10
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LEGGATT, Jim resigned
director
2017-05-25
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RICCOMINI, Justine Bernice resigned
director
2016-08-22
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SCOTT, Sheila appointed
director
2016-05-17
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SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2016-05-17
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MACDONALD HENDERSON LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2016-04-29
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SHAH, Sonali, Dr resigned
director
2014-07-03
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SHAH, Sonali, Dr appointed
director
2013-04-29
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RUTHERFORD, Colin Neil appointed
director
2011-09-08
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RICCOMINI, Justine Bernice appointed
director
2011-02-01
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LYNCH, Terry appointed
director
2011-01-11
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HAMILTON, Louise Josephine resigned
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 70 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1984-06-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

94 Hope Street

Glasgow

G2 6PH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-23

Last: 2025-05-09