CREATIVE INVERNESS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC496380 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-01-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£25.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,285

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£25k
↑ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£25.3k£12.6k
Current assets£25.3k£12.6k
Net assets£25.3k£12.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-12
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Lorna Lilian appointed
    director
  5. 2023-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-30
    ➖
    RENNIE, Alan Andrew resigned
    secretary
  11. 2020-10-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-10-06
    ➕
    MEIGHAN, Catriona Frances appointed
    secretary
  13. 2019-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2015-01-30
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    Company incorporated
    As CREATIVE INVERNESS LIMITED
  20. 2015-01-30
    ➕
    RENNIE, Kirsten Ann appointed
    director
  21. 2015-01-30
    ➕
    RENNIE, Alan Andrew appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Kirsten Ann Rennie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-01-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

27 Macleod Road
Balloch
Inverness
Highlands
IV2 7JW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MEIGHAN, Catriona Frances→
secretary · appointed 2019-10-06
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Active
CAMPBELL, Lorna Lilian→
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-04-12
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Active
RENNIE, Kirsten Ann→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-01-30
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Active
RENNIE, Alan Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-30 · resigned 2021-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-10-12