SANCTUARY LAB CIC
🏛️Establishedactive
SC550260 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-11-14
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs SANCTUARY LAB CIC
- 2016-11-14➕COLEMAN, Robbie appointedsecretary
- 2016-11-14➕COLEMAN, Robert David appointeddirector
- 2016-11-14➕DONALD, Minty, Dr appointeddirector
- 2016-11-14➕HODGES, Joanne appointeddirector
- 2016-11-14➕MILLAR, Nick appointeddirector
- 2016-11-14📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| COMLONGON ESTATE LIMITED→ SC384422 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | 83 | 72y |
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| SPORTS DRIVING→ SC332979 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities
Registered office
The Barn
Auchenstroan
Moniaive
Dumfries & Galloway
DG3 4JD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
Active
COLEMAN, Robert David→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2016-11-14
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DONALD, Minty, Dr→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-11-14
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HODGES, Joanne→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-11-14
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MILLAR, Nick→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-11-14
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-10