THE ROBERT BURNS WORLD FEDERATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC196895 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1999-06-07

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Artistic creation

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

84 officers (10 active, 84 linked, 78 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

230 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (180 events)Click to expand

2025-09-04
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2025-07-15
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2025-02-24
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accounts · AA
2024-11-30
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SMITH, Phyl resigned
director
2024-01-03
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SHERLAND, Marc resigned
director
2024-01-03
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officers · TM01
2023-09-26
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accounts · AA
2023-09-20
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SMITH, Phyl appointed
director
2023-09-20
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officers · AP01
2023-09-11
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ABDULRAHIM, Jean appointed
director
2023-09-11
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officers · TM01
2023-09-11
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2023-09-11
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2023-09-11
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officers · TM01
2023-09-09
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MCGINN, Clark resigned
director
2023-09-09
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MCINTYRE, Ian resigned
director
2023-09-09
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O'BYRNE, Ronald Joseph resigned
director
2023-08-22
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officers · CH01
2022-11-21
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accounts · AA
2022-10-03
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MCKELVIE, Grace appointed
director
2022-10-03
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2022-09-15
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2022-09-14
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KENNEDY, Paul appointed
director
2022-09-14
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ARMSTRONG, Trekker resigned
director
2022-09-14
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DUGUID, Michael resigned
director
2022-09-14
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GORDON, Iain resigned
director
2022-09-14
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MCGINN, Clark appointed
director
2022-09-14
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STRACHAN, Leslie Alexander resigned
director
2022-09-14
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officers · AP01
2022-09-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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2022-09-14
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2022-09-14
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2022-07-26
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HANSEN, Moira resigned
director
2022-07-26
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2021-10-21
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2021-10-20
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PRINGLE, Peter James appointed
director
2021-10-20
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HANSEN, Moira appointed
director
2021-10-18
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DAWSON, William Mclean resigned
director
2021-09-10
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KERR, Beth appointed
director
2021-09-10
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MCINTYRE, Ian appointed
director
2021-06-18
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MCDONALD, Lesley Ann, Mrs. resigned
director
2020-11-02
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BECK, Alan Duncan appointed
director
2020-11-02
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DALGLEISH, Kenneth Thomson appointed
director
2020-11-02
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MCNAIR, Neil appointed
director
2020-11-02
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ARMSTRONG, Trekker appointed
director
2020-11-02
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DOUGALL, Margaretann resigned
director
2020-11-02
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GOLDIE, Brian resigned
director
2020-11-02
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GORDON, Iain appointed
director
2020-11-02
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HUGHES OBE, Peter Travers, Dr resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 180 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

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 74 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

Incorporated1999-06-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

3a John Dickie Street

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

KA1 1HW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-21

Last: 2025-06-07