CANTILENA FESTIVAL ON ISLAY

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SC230927 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-04-29
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: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
29 officers (4 active, 29 linked, 24 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
110 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-23
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    ROGERS, Lynda Jane resigned
    director
  3. 2024-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-05-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-03-11
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    NOUET, Martine Marylise, Georgette, Marie resigned
    director
  9. 2024-03-11
    ➖
    STEVENSON, Robert Duncan resigned
    director
  10. 2023-11-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-09-26
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    WILLSHIRE, James Havilland appointed
    director
  12. 2023-08-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-07-14
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    MANSBRIDGE, Richard William resigned
    director
  14. 2023-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-02-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-02-06
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    ROGERS, Lynda Jane appointed
    director
  17. 2023-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-08-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-06-14
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    DONNELLY, Michael Joseph resigned
    director
  20. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2021-05-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-05-01
    ➕
    NEAVE, Allan appointed
    director
  25. 2020-12-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2020-12-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2020-12-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2020-12-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2020-11-26
    ➕
    DONNELLY, Michael Joseph appointed
    director
  30. 2020-11-26
    ➕
    NOUET, Martine Marylise, Georgette, Marie appointed
    director
  31. 2020-11-01
    ➖
    MURRAY, Gordon Lindsay Kevan resigned
    director
  32. 2020-11-01
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Alistair Wallace resigned
    director
  33. 2020-11-01
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Robert Duncan appointed
    director
  34. 2020-08-13
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Scott Grant resigned
    director
  35. 2019-07-12
    ➖
    WILLSHIRE, James Havilland resigned
    director
  36. 2019-07-10
    ➖
    LAIDLAW, Jennifer Fulton resigned
    secretary
  37. 2017-11-05
    ➕
    MANSBRIDGE, Richard William appointed
    director
  38. 2017-07-14
    ➕
    FALCONER, Rona appointed
    director
  39. 2016-07-08
    ➖
    SHELDON, Kenneth Paul, Dr resigned
    director
  40. 2014-04-06
    ➕
    MURRAY, Gordon Lindsay Kevan appointed
    director
  41. 2013-09-21
    ➖
    WILLSHIRE, Havilland resigned
    director
  42. 2013-09-21
    ➕
    WILLSHIRE, James Havilland appointed
    director
  43. 2013-09-07
    ➕
    WILLSHIRE, Havilland appointed
    director
  44. 2013-07-24
    ➖
    SHEPHERD, Adrian resigned
    director
  45. 2013-06-11
    ➖
    SINCLAIR, Iain resigned
    director
  46. 2012-11-04
    ➖
    DUNBAR, Morrison Alexander Rankin resigned
    director
  47. 2012-07-06
    ➖
    BARBOUR, Charlotte Mary resigned
    director
  48. 2012-07-06
    ➖
    FRIEDRICH, Thomas, Captain resigned
    director
  49. 2012-07-06
    ➕
    SHELDON, Kenneth Paul, Dr appointed
    director
  50. 2012-07-06
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Alistair Wallace appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 75 events

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — 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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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-limited-exemption
Incorporated2002-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland
100 Renfrew Street
Glasgow
G2 3DB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-13
Last: 2025-04-29

Officers (4 active · 25 resigned)

FALCONER, Rona→
director · ~84y · appointed 2017-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEAVE, Allan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAMSAY, Angus Richard James→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLSHIRE, James Havilland→
director · ~73y · appointed 2023-09-26
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Active
HOPKINS, Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-29 · resigned 2002-10-31
Resigned
LAIDLAW, Jennifer Fulton→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-27 · resigned 2019-07-10
Resigned
MITCHELL, Scott Grant→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2003-08-31
Resigned
RANKIN, Henry Cunison Deans→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-02 · resigned 2005-11-27
Resigned
STRUGNELL, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2005-04-19
Resigned
BARBOUR, Charlotte Mary→
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2012-07-06
Resigned
CHESTER, Richard Waugh→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2010-11-07
Resigned
DONNELLY, Michael Joseph→
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-11-26 · resigned 2022-06-14
Resigned
DUNBAR, Morrison Alexander Rankin→
director · ~97y · appointed 2002-04-29 · resigned 2012-11-04
Resigned
FRIEDRICH, Thomas, Captain→
director · ~92y · appointed 2006-10-28 · resigned 2012-07-06
Resigned
MANSBRIDGE, Richard William→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-11-05 · resigned 2023-07-14
Resigned
MITCHELL, Scott Grant→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-11-07 · resigned 2020-08-13
Resigned
MITCHELL, Scott Grant→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-04-29 · resigned 2005-11-27
Resigned
MURRAY, Gordon Lindsay Kevan→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-04-06 · resigned 2020-11-01
Resigned
NOUET, Martine Marylise, Georgette, Marie→
director · ~75y · appointed 2020-11-26 · resigned 2024-03-11
Resigned
RANKIN, Henry Cunison Deans→
director · ~94y · appointed 2002-07-12 · resigned 2010-01-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (110 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-29