LANARKSHIRE PRIDE CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
SC793106 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-12-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-12-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-30➕MCCOURT, Gavin Peter appointeddirector
- 2025-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs LANARKSHIRE PRIDE CIC
- 2023-12-21➕MCILROY, Brendon James appointeddirector
- 2023-12-21➕THOMAS HARLEY, Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2023-12-21📄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
- +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-12-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
Hamilton Business Centre
194 Quarry Street
Hamilton
South Lanarkshire
ML3 6QR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MCCOURT, Gavin Peter→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-09-30
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MCILROY, Brendon James→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-12-21
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THOMAS HARLEY, Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-12-21
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Recent filings (9 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-12-21