GABLE END THEATRE CO. LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC212235 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2000-10-23

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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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

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

40 officers (11 active, 40 linked, 35 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

132 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (89 events)Click to expand

2026-03-01
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2026-02-11
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SWIERSTRA, Hannah Kate appointed
director
2026-01-13
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2026-01-08
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2025-12-30
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THOMSON, Alice Edith resigned
director
2025-03-28
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2025-03-28
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2025-03-28
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2025-03-28
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2025-03-19
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STEWART, Hilda Mary resigned
director
2025-03-17
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BRADSHAW, Christine Jane, Dr appointed
director
2025-03-17
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THOMSON, Erin Mary appointed
director
2025-01-28
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2025-01-27
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PHILLIPS, Aisling appointed
director
2025-01-27
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DOBRZYNSKI, Kim Anita resigned
director
2024-12-05
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2024-09-10
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2024-08-28
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LACE, Denize Julliett resigned
director
2023-11-20
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2023-11-08
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2023-08-28
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WITKAMP, Johan Hendrik resigned
director
2022-09-13
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2022-06-29
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DOBRZYNSKI, Kim Anita appointed
director
2022-06-29
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2021-12-10
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2021-11-05
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2021-11-04
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2021-06-01
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LACE, Denize Julliett appointed
director
2021-06-01
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MORRIS, Hazel resigned
director
2021-01-17
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2020-12-06
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THOMSON, Julie Catherine Seatter resigned
director
2020-11-19
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2020-04-08
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SHIELDS, Lee Anna Bulmer appointed
director
2019-06-13
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GROAT, Moira Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-11-23
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STEWART, Hilda Mary appointed
director
2018-01-24
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PHILLIPS, Martin resigned
director
2017-05-06
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SEATTER, Elsie resigned
director
2017-04-11
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FORD, Peter Fletcher resigned
director
2015-11-03
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MOLDAU, Michael Muni appointed
director
2015-11-03
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MORRIS, Hazel appointed
director
2015-11-03
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PHILLIPS, Martin appointed
director
2015-11-03
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WHITTINGHAM, Paul resigned
director
2015-11-03
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WHITTINGHAM, Susan Jayne resigned
director
2014-11-04
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THOMSON, Magnus Olaf resigned
director
2014-03-23
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MATHESON, Euphemia resigned
director
2013-09-30
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KINSEY, Amy resigned
director
2013-09-29
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ATKINSON, Wright Wilfred resigned
director
2013-07-10
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MATHESON, Euphemia appointed
director
2013-07-10
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THOMSON, Alice Edith appointed
director
2013-05-18
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TRICKETT, Anthony Robert, Dr resigned
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2000-10-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

Cot O' Midhouse Brims

Longhope

Stromness

Orkney

KW16 3NZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-06

Last: 2025-10-23