FIREFLY ARTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC123773 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1990-03-15

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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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

77 officers (5 active, 77 linked, 71 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

219 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	6	500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (169 events)Click to expand

2026-04-23
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officers · AP01
2026-04-20
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officers · TM01
2026-04-14
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FORSHAW, Sylvia resigned
director
2025-12-09
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accounts · AA
2025-11-01
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KERR, Kirsty-Ann appointed
director
2025-10-21
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WRIGHT, Sameena Esther resigned
director
2025-10-21
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officers · TM01
2025-04-01
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officers · TM01
2025-04-01
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officers · TM01
2025-03-02
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FIRTH, Laura Nicholson resigned
director
2025-03-02
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MOONEY, Emma Louise resigned
director
2024-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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officers · AP01
2024-09-18
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officers · CH01
2024-09-18
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officers · TM01
2024-09-17
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HEERY, Siobhan appointed
director
2024-08-01
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KINGSCOTT, Philip John resigned
director
2023-10-23
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accounts · AA
2023-04-25
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officers · TM01
2023-04-19
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WILLIAMSON, Ross resigned
director
2023-03-23
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officers · TM01
2023-03-10
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STEWART, Eleanor Mary resigned
director
2022-12-15
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accounts · AA
2022-04-05
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2022-04-05
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officers · TM01
2022-03-31
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HENDERSON, Frazer resigned
director
2022-03-31
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WILLIAMSON, Ross appointed
director
2021-11-22
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accounts · AA
2021-03-30
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officers · TM02
2020-12-30
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GILCHRIST, Alison Margaret resigned
secretary
2020-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-24
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FIRTH, Laura Nicholson appointed
director
2020-04-20
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BRANTON, Raymond Stanley resigned
director
2017-10-23
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WRIGHT, Sameena Esther appointed
director
2016-02-09
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FORSHAW, Sylvia appointed
director
2015-09-07
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SANDERSON, Thursa Jane resigned
director
2015-02-18
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GAPINSKI, Mary Catherine resigned
director
2014-09-30
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KELLY, Lynsey Ann resigned
director
2014-06-20
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BRANTON, Raymond Stanley appointed
director
2014-03-19
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MOONEY, Emma Louise appointed
director
2014-01-22
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WARD, John James resigned
director
2012-11-14
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WARD, John James appointed
director
2012-09-05
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GILCHRIST, Alison Margaret appointed
secretary
2012-06-15
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YOUNG, Roderick Marinus appointed
director
2012-06-15
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HARRIS, Jeanette resigned
secretary
2012-06-15
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CALDER, Gowan Lindsay resigned
director
2012-06-15
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DI CORPO, Charlotte resigned
director
2012-06-15
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HARRIS, Jeanette resigned
director
2012-06-15
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KELLY, Lynsey Ann appointed
director
2012-06-15
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KELLY, Lynsey resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 169 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: FORSHAW, Sylvia resigned 2026-04-14; WRIGHT, Sameena Esther resigned 2025-10-21

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1990-03-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Howden Park Centre

Howden

Livingston

West Lothian

EH54 6AE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-04

Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (5 active · 72 resigned)

HEERY, Siobhan→

director · ~39y · appointed 2024-09-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KERR, Kirsty-Ann→

director · ~45y · appointed 2025-11-01

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Active

MACKENZIE, Sinclair Alexander→

director · ~63y · appointed 2011-05-31

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Active

MILLER - CHAIRPERSON, Andrew→

director · ~58y · appointed 1997-11-20

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Active

YOUNG, Roderick Marinus→

director · ~58y · appointed 2012-06-15

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Active

ANSTEE, Derrick Elliot→

secretary · appointed 1989-06-07 · resigned 1999-09-30

Resigned

COLQUHOUN, Alastair→

secretary · appointed 1999-09-30 · resigned 2000-12-18

Resigned

GILCHRIST, Alison Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2012-09-05 · resigned 2020-12-30

Resigned

HARRIS, Jeanette→

secretary · appointed 2003-09-29 · resigned 2012-06-15

Resigned

ROE, Karen→

secretary · appointed 2001-01-23 · resigned 2003-09-30

Resigned

STENHOUSE, Carolyn→

secretary · appointed 1990-03-15 · resigned 1990-09-13

Resigned

ADAMS, Chris→

director · ~57y · appointed 2005-01-17 · resigned 2007-12-07

Resigned

ANSTEE, Derrick Elliot→

director · ~82y · appointed 1990-03-15 · resigned 1999-09-30

Resigned

BARCLAY, Irene→

director · ~71y · appointed 1996-06-18 · resigned 2001-01-23

Resigned

BARCLAY, Irene, Councillor→

director · ~71y · appointed 1989-06-07 · resigned 1992-05-27

Resigned

BARDELL, Elisabeth Ann→

director · ~78y · appointed 1993-12-10 · resigned 1998-04-30

Resigned

BRANTON, Raymond Stanley→

director · ~61y · appointed 2014-06-20 · resigned 2020-04-20

Resigned

BROWN, Simon Mark→

director · ~56y · appointed 2005-08-15 · resigned 2008-02-13

Resigned

BRUCE, Michael Andrew→

director · ~69y · appointed 2009-11-30 · resigned 2011-03-28

Resigned

BRUCE, Michael Andrew→

director · ~69y · appointed 1998-04-30 · resigned 2009-07-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (219 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-04-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-10-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-10-29

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-09-19

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-09-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-04-25