THE FULLARTON (CASTLE DOUGLAS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC145524 · ltd · incorporated 1993-07-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 14 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 4.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£2.1k£2.1k
Current assets£14.2k£14.8k
Net assets£2.1k£2.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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  2. 2025-03-19
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  4. 2025-03-10
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    STANSFIELD, Elisabeth Marion appointed
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  5. 2024-07-04
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    GALLACHER, Agnes Ann resigned
    director
  6. 2024-07-04
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  7. 2024-03-06
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  8. 2023-02-16
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  9. 2022-03-07
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  10. 2021-09-10
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  11. 2021-09-10
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  12. 2021-04-23
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  13. 2020-02-13
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  14. 2019-03-06
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  15. 2018-02-14
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  16. 2017-06-10
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  17. 2017-05-31
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    MCINTYRE, Christine Mary resigned
    director
  18. 2017-02-15
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  19. 2016-06-10
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  20. 2008-03-03
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    MCINTYRE, Christine Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2008-03-03
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    REES, Mark Stephen resigned
    director
  22. 2005-03-07
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    STODDART, David Cunningham appointed
    director
  23. 2005-03-07
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    FEENAN, James resigned
    director
  24. 2001-03-06
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    CARSON, Finlay Hamilton resigned
    director
  25. 2001-03-06
    ➕
    REES, Mark Stephen appointed
    director
  26. 1998-01-05
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    CARSON, Finlay Hamilton appointed
    director
  27. 1998-01-05
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    GALLACHER, Agnes Ann appointed
    director
  28. 1997-11-11
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    COCHRANE, Elizabeth Jane resigned
    director
  29. 1997-11-11
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    WHITELAW, Douglas Kerr resigned
    director
  30. 1996-11-12
    ➕
    SCOTT, Allan George appointed
    director
  31. 1996-11-12
    ➖
    SMART, Ronald Barbour resigned
    director
  32. 1994-11-15
    ➕
    SMART, Ronald Barbour appointed
    director
  33. 1994-11-15
    ➖
    WORSLEY, John Norman resigned
    director
  34. 1993-11-29
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    ANDERS, Edna Mary resigned
    director
  35. 1993-11-29
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    COCHRANE, Elizabeth Jane appointed
    director
  36. 1993-07-19
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    Company incorporated
    As THE FULLARTON (CASTLE DOUGLAS) LIMITED
  37. 1993-07-19
    ➕
    PATERSON, James Hobkirk appointed
    secretary
  38. 1993-07-19
    ➕
    PATERSON, James Hobkirk appointed
    director
  39. 1993-07-19
    ➕
    ANDERS, Edna Mary appointed
    director
  40. 1993-07-19
    ➕
    FEENAN, James appointed
    director
  41. 1993-07-19
    ➕
    WHITELAW, Douglas Kerr appointed
    director
  42. 1993-07-19
    ➕
    WORSLEY, John Norman appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Fullarton Theatre is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Fullarton Theatre
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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THE FULLARTON (CASTLE DOUGLAS) LIMITED
This company · SC145524

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Fullarton Theatre
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/08/2017

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
Incorporated1993-07-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

The Fullarton,
Lochside Road
Castle Douglas
Kirkcudbrightshire
DG7 1EU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (5 active · 10 resigned)

PATERSON, James Hobkirk→
secretary · appointed 1993-07-19
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Active
PATERSON, James Hobkirk→
director · ~77y · appointed 1993-07-19
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Active
SCOTT, Allan George→
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-11-12
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Active
STANSFIELD, Elisabeth Marion→
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-03-10
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Active
STODDART, David Cunningham→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-03-07
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Active
ANDERS, Edna Mary→
director · ~99y · appointed 1993-07-19 · resigned 1993-11-29
Resigned
CARSON, Finlay Hamilton→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-01-05 · resigned 2001-03-06
Resigned
COCHRANE, Elizabeth Jane→
director · ~73y · appointed 1993-11-29 · resigned 1997-11-11
Resigned
FEENAN, James→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-07-19 · resigned 2005-03-07
Resigned
GALLACHER, Agnes Ann→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-01-05 · resigned 2024-07-04
Resigned
MCINTYRE, Christine Mary→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-03-03 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
REES, Mark Stephen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-03-06 · resigned 2008-03-03
Resigned
SMART, Ronald Barbour→
director · ~57y · appointed 1994-11-15 · resigned 1996-11-12
Resigned
WHITELAW, Douglas Kerr→
director · ~99y · appointed 1993-07-19 · resigned 1997-11-11
Resigned
WORSLEY, John Norman→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-07-19 · resigned 1994-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

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2025-06-10
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accounts · AA
2025-03-19
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2025-03-11
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officers · TM01
2024-07-04
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2024-06-17
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2023-06-09
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2023-02-16
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2022-06-09
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2022-03-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-09-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-09-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
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2021-04-23