ALHAMBRA THEATRE TRUST

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SC345187 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-07-01
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

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
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Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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  2. 2024-10-08
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  3. 2023-11-02
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  4. 2022-10-10
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  5. 2021-10-04
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  6. 2021-07-08
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  7. 2021-07-08
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  8. 2021-01-15
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  9. 2020-08-26
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    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2020-08-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  11. 2020-01-31
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    DICKSON, Gavin appointed
    director
  12. 2020-01-31
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    MITCHELL, Bobby appointed
    director
  13. 2019-10-07
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  14. 2019-05-03
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  15. 2019-04-23
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    MUTTER, Alan resigned
    director
  16. 2018-10-04
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  17. 2018-07-06
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  18. 2018-01-18
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    DICKSON, Gavin resigned
    director
  19. 2017-10-05
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-10-10
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  21. 2016-10-07
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    THOMSON, Andrew Michael Macgregor resigned
    director
  22. 2016-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-03-07
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    MUTTER, Alan appointed
    director
  24. 2016-03-07
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    THOMSON, Andrew Michael Macgregor appointed
    director
  25. 2015-04-30
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    HODGKINSON, Peter resigned
    director
  26. 2013-11-25
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    ALLEN, John Richard resigned
    director
  27. 2013-07-21
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    DICKSON, Gavin appointed
    director
  28. 2012-01-19
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    CONDIE, Alan David resigned
    director
  29. 2012-01-19
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    WRIGHT, William Iain resigned
    director
  30. 2012-01-01
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    ROSS, Ian appointed
    director
  31. 2009-06-01
    ➖
    PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2009-05-11
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    KELLY, Patrick resigned
    director
  33. 2008-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ALHAMBRA THEATRE TRUST
  34. 2008-07-01
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    FLETCHER, William John appointed
    director
  35. 2008-07-01
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    GUDGIN, Paul appointed
    director
  36. 2008-07-01
    ➕
    PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2008-07-01
    ➕
    ALLEN, John Richard appointed
    director
  38. 2008-07-01
    ➕
    CONDIE, Alan David appointed
    director
  39. 2008-07-01
    ➕
    HODGKINSON, Peter appointed
    director
  40. 2008-07-01
    ➕
    KELLY, Patrick appointed
    director
  41. 2008-07-01
    ➕
    WRIGHT, William Iain 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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Incorporated2008-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

2 Belford Road
Edinburgh
EH4 3BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)

DICKSON, Gavin→
director · ~31y · appointed 2020-01-31
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Active
FLETCHER, William John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-07-01
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Active
GUDGIN, Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-07-01
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Active
MITCHELL, Bobby→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-01-31
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Active
ROSS, Ian→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-01-01
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Active
PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2009-06-01
Resigned
ALLEN, John Richard→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2013-11-25
Resigned
CONDIE, Alan David→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2012-01-19
Resigned
DICKSON, Gavin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-07-21 · resigned 2018-01-18
Resigned
HODGKINSON, Peter→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2015-04-30
Resigned
KELLY, Patrick→
director · ~75y · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2009-05-11
Resigned
MUTTER, Alan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-03-07 · resigned 2019-04-23
Resigned
THOMSON, Andrew Michael Macgregor→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-03-07 · resigned 2016-10-07
Resigned
WRIGHT, William Iain→
director · ~80y · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2012-01-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
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Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—21/08/2020—
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Recent filings (60 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-15