BLOODY SCOTLAND LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC458595 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-06
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (8 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-22➕MACPHERSON, Caron appointeddirector
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-05➖CRAWFORD, James Douglas resigneddirector
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-16➕MUKHERJEE, Abir appointeddirector
- 2022-08-16➕CRAWFORD, James Douglas appointeddirector
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-17➖BROWN, Jennifer Ann resigneddirector
- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-09-28➖MCGRUTHER, Sandra Gray resigneddirector
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-04➕REYNOLDS, Catriona Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2014-07-25➖DUNDAS, Margaret Anne resigneddirector
- 2013-12-02➕ANDERSON, Linda appointeddirector
- 2013-12-02➕BROWN, Gordon James appointeddirector
- 2013-12-02➕ROBERTSON, Gordon Craig appointeddirector
- 2013-12-02➕BROWN, Jennifer Ann appointeddirector
- 2013-12-02➕DUNDAS, Margaret Anne appointeddirector
- 2013-12-02➕MCGRUTHER, Sandra Gray appointeddirector
- 2013-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BLOODY SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2013-09-06➕LINDGREN, David Ian appointedsecretary
- 2013-09-06➕ROBERTSON, Muriel Maxwell appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
The Caledonian Crime Writing Festival is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
The Caledonian Crime Writing Festival
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BLOODY SCOTLAND LIMITED
This company · SC458595
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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The Caledonian Crime Writing Festival Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
Caledonian Exchange
19a Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8HE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02
Officers (8 active · 4 resigned)
LINDGREN, David Ian→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-09-06
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ANDERSON, Linda→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2013-12-02
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BROWN, Gordon James→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-12-02
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MACPHERSON, Caron→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-07-22
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MUKHERJEE, Abir→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-08-16
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REYNOLDS, Catriona Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-08-04
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ROBERTSON, Gordon Craig→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-12-02
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ROBERTSON, Muriel Maxwell→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2013-09-06
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BROWN, Jennifer Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-12-02 · resigned 2021-12-17
CRAWFORD, James Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-08-16 · resigned 2023-12-05
DUNDAS, Margaret Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2013-12-02 · resigned 2014-07-25
MCGRUTHER, Sandra Gray→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2013-12-02 · resigned 2017-09-28
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-26