AN TAIGH CEILIDH

🌿Early-stageactive

SC704924 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2021-07-26

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 3.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2024

Net worth

£3.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 3.8y

75/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (7 active, 13 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

39 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,287

Net assets shrinking

Down £21,574 YoY

Cash YoY

+68%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£20k

↑ 68% YoY

Net Worth

£3k

↓ 87% YoY

Current Assets

£27k

↑ 40% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Total assets	£41.0k	£25.2k
Current assets	£26.7k	£19.1k
Cash	£20.4k	£12.2k
Net assets	£3.3k	£24.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 6 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 6 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-04-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-28
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LAWSON, Finlay Neil appointed
director
2026-03-28
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MACLEOD, Roderick Alexander Randle appointed
director
2025-08-12
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change-of-name-community-interest-company
change-of-name · CICCON
2025-08-12
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-12
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change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2025-08-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-22
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SMITH, Arun Seamus appointed
director
2024-12-10
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Natwest Social & Community Capital
2024-11-16
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BARTRAM, Kim resigned
director
2024-11-16
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01
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BARTRAM, Kim appointed
director
2024-05-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
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MACKENZIE, Sheila Kom resigned
director
2022-12-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-21
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Natwest Social & Community Capital
2022-01-06
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BIRNIE, Ingeborg Adriana Catharina appointed
director
2022-01-06
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HILL, Michael appointed
director
2022-01-06
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SMITH, Margaret appointed
director
2022-01-06
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MACKENZIE, Sheila Kom appointed
director
2022-01-05
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WILSON, Margaret Rose resigned
director
2021-11-10
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BIRNIE, Ingeborg Adriana Catharina resigned
director
2021-11-10
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SMITH, Margaret resigned
director
2021-10-18
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WILSON, Margaret resigned
director
2021-10-17
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SMITH, Margaret appointed
director
2021-10-17
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WILSON, Margaret appointed
director
2021-09-20
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BIRNIE, Ingeborg Adriana Catharina appointed
director
2021-09-20
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WILSON, Margaret Rose appointed
director
2021-07-26
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Company incorporated
As AN TAIGH CEILIDH
2021-07-26
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WILSON, Charles, Dr appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed 3 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-08-12: change-of-name-community-interest-company; 2025-08-12: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Charles Wilson Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42	—	75–100%	board control75-100% voting · board control	26/07/2021
Ms Margaret Smith Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	16/11/2024

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

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CNOC SOILLEIR LIMITED→ SC635033 · est 2019	—	—	£9.40M	—	6y	76	78y
STRESS MONKEY CLUB CIC→ SC631967 · est 2019	—	—	£91	—	6y	76	69y
THE HARRIS TWEED AUTHORITY EDUCATIONAL TRUST→ SC173554 · est 1997	—	—	£36.9k	—	29y	76	81y
BARRA CHILDREN'S CENTRE→ SC196854 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	73	49y
FIRST AID HEBRIDES LTD→ SC559176 · est 2017	—	—	£24.1k	—	9y	72	53y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2021-07-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

An Taigh Cèilidh

16 Sràid Na H-Eaglaise

Steòrnabhagh

Na H-Eileanan An Iar

HS1 2DH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-08

Last: 2025-07-25