AUTHENTIC ARTIST COLLECTIVE CIC
🏛️Establishedactive
SC559833 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-03-08
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
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTHENTIC ARTIST COLLECTIVE CIC
- 2017-03-08➕BURLINSON, Kathryn Jane appointeddirector
- 2017-03-08➕GRADY, Christopher Simon Bruce appointeddirector
- 2017-03-08📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Simon Bruce Grady Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 08/03/2017 |
Kathryn Jane Burlinson Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 08/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ART CLUB EDINBURGH LIMITED→ SC806660 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ART WALK PROJECTS CIC→ SC525677 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ASHASH LTD→ SC696962 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ASIAN ART STUDIO LIMITED→ SC777029 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASSEMBLY FESTIVAL LIMITED→ SC464585 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ASSEMBLY THEATRE LIMITED→ SC092088 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| ATHLETE FOCUSED EDINBURGH LTD→ SC789996 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AUGMENTED FITNESS LTD→ SC750474 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AURASEN FORGE LTD→ SC867080 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AURORA TRAVEL LTD→ SC505017 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AWESOME TRAVEL LTD→ SC855328 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AYE CREATE LIMITED→ SC821080 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities
Registered office
Post Office House The Square
Blackness
Linlithgow
West Lothian
EH49 7NG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BURLINSON, Kathryn Jane→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRADY, Christopher Simon Bruce→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-15