NORTH LIGHT ARTS CIC

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SC434351 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-10-09
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
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 79/100 (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: low (47/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-05
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  2. 2024-07-02
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  3. 2023-07-31
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  4. 2022-07-15
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  5. 2021-08-02
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  6. 2020-07-31
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  7. 2019-10-22
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  8. 2019-07-26
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  9. 2018-07-02
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  10. 2017-07-04
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  11. 2016-10-20
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  12. 2016-07-22
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  13. 2016-07-18
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  14. 2016-04-30
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    MONOD DE FROIDEVILLE, Rosalie resigned
    director
  15. 2015-11-24
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  16. 2015-11-24
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  17. 2015-09-22
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    TAYLOR, Natalie resigned
    director
  18. 2014-11-30
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    WILCOX, Elizabeth Mary appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-30
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    MONOD DE FROIDEVILLE, Rosalie appointed
    director
  20. 2013-10-30
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    TAYLOR, Natalie appointed
    director
  21. 2013-10-10
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    COOK, Alastair Kenneth resigned
    director
  22. 2013-01-12
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    MCNAMARA, Jo appointed
    director
  23. 2012-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As NORTH LIGHT ARTS CIC
  24. 2012-10-09
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    GOODWIN, Susie appointed
    director
  25. 2012-10-09
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    COOK, Alastair Kenneth 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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
Incorporated2012-10-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

11 Manse View Manse View
Innerwick
Dunbar
EH42 1SB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

GOODWIN, Susie→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCNAMARA, Jo→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILCOX, Elizabeth Mary→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOK, Alastair Kenneth→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-10-09 · resigned 2013-10-10
Resigned
MONOD DE FROIDEVILLE, Rosalie→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-11-30 · resigned 2016-04-30
Resigned
TAYLOR, Natalie→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-10-30 · resigned 2015-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

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2025-08-05
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2025-02-03
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2024-07-02
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2023-11-10
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2023-07-31
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2022-11-15
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2022-07-15
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2021-12-03
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2021-08-02
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2020-10-12
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2020-07-31
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2019-10-23
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address · AD01
2019-10-22
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accounts · AA
2019-07-26