LARGS YOUTH THEATRE LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC441724 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-02-01

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

59 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-06-30
Average employees	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-03-17
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2025-09-27
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2025-09-27
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officers · TM01
2025-09-25
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BONNAR, Dylan appointed
director
2025-09-25
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WILSON, Daisy resigned
director
2024-11-06
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2024-04-25
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2023-10-03
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2023-10-03
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officers · TM01
2023-10-02
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MILLIGAN, Allan resigned
director
2023-10-02
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WILSON, Daisy appointed
director
2022-10-14
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accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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2022-09-30
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officers · TM02
2022-09-30
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officers · TM01
2022-09-27
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EDISON, Laura Robyn appointed
secretary
2022-09-27
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FINN, Lynne Cameron resigned
secretary
2022-09-27
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CAMERON FINN, Lynne resigned
director
2021-10-19
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2020-10-07
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2020-07-30
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2019-10-14
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2019-10-02
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2019-09-23
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MILLIGAN, Allan appointed
director
2019-09-19
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EDISON, Laura Robyn appointed
director
2019-09-19
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officers · AP01
2019-03-18
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2018-09-24
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GARRETT, Colleen Margaret resigned
director
2018-09-24
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GILCHRIST, Jill resigned
director
2018-09-24
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MOIR, Douglas Ryan resigned
director
2017-09-25
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BLAIR, Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2017-09-25
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FINN, Lynne Cameron appointed
secretary
2017-09-25
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FORDE, Ruairidh David resigned
director
2017-09-25
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GARRETT, Colleen Margaret appointed
director
2017-09-25
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GILCHRIST, Jill appointed
director
2016-09-22
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CAMERON FINN, Lynne appointed
director
2016-09-22
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ROBERTSON, Morag resigned
director
2015-09-01
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FORDE, Ruairidh David appointed
director
2015-06-02
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PARKER, Janet resigned
director
2015-06-02
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ROBERTSON, Morag appointed
director
2015-04-01
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YEOMANS, Marianne resigned
director
2014-09-25
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BLAIR, Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2014-09-25
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GOSLING, Dorothy resigned
secretary
2014-04-01
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YEOMANS, Marianne appointed
director
2013-02-01
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Company incorporated
As LARGS YOUTH THEATRE LTD
2013-02-01
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MACDOUGALL, Johann appointed
director
2013-02-01
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GOSLING, Dorothy appointed
secretary
2013-02-01
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MOIR, Douglas Ryan appointed
director
2013-02-01
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PARKER, Janet appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Johann Macdougall Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	26/10/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2013-02-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

81 Alexander Avenue

Largs

KA30 9EX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-15

Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

EDISON, Laura Robyn→

secretary · appointed 2022-09-27

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Active

BONNAR, Dylan→

director · ~29y · appointed 2025-09-25

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Active

EDISON, Laura Robyn→

director · ~42y · appointed 2019-09-19

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Active

MACDOUGALL, Johann→

director · ~60y · appointed 2013-02-01

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Active

BLAIR, Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2014-09-25 · resigned 2017-09-25

Resigned

FINN, Lynne Cameron→

secretary · appointed 2017-09-25 · resigned 2022-09-27

Resigned

GOSLING, Dorothy→

secretary · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2014-09-25

Resigned

CAMERON FINN, Lynne→

director · ~55y · appointed 2016-09-22 · resigned 2022-09-27

Resigned

FORDE, Ruairidh David→

director · ~32y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2017-09-25

Resigned

GARRETT, Colleen Margaret→

director · ~35y · appointed 2017-09-25 · resigned 2018-09-24

Resigned

GILCHRIST, Jill→

director · ~43y · appointed 2017-09-25 · resigned 2018-09-24

Resigned

MILLIGAN, Allan→

director · ~51y · appointed 2019-09-23 · resigned 2023-10-02

Resigned

MOIR, Douglas Ryan→

director · ~36y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2018-09-24

Resigned

PARKER, Janet→

director · ~63y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2015-06-02

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Morag→

director · ~42y · appointed 2015-06-02 · resigned 2016-09-22

Resigned

WILSON, Daisy→

director · ~23y · appointed 2023-10-02 · resigned 2025-09-25

Resigned

YEOMANS, Marianne→

director · ~62y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2015-04-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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2026-03-17

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officers · AP01

2025-09-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-09-27

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-06

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-10-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-10-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-10-14

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2022-09-30

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-09-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-09-30

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-03