AT THE ROOT ARTS CIC

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SC828060 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-11-06
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90010Performing arts
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-11-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AT THE ROOT ARTS CIC
  2. 2024-11-06
    SWAN, Matthew James appointed
    secretary
  3. 2024-11-06
    BROWNE, Martine Mia appointed
    director
  4. 2024-11-06
    LAMONT, Rebecca appointed
    director
  5. 2024-11-06
    SWAN, Matthew James appointed
    director
  6. 2024-11-06
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    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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
Mr Matthew James Swan
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1995 · age 31
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control06/11/2024

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
Incorporated2024-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

48 Foxknowe Place
Livingston
EH54 6TX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

SWAN, Matthew James
secretary · appointed 2024-11-06
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Active
BROWNE, Martine Mia
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-11-06
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Active
LAMONT, Rebecca
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-11-06
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Active
SWAN, Matthew James
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-11-06
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Active

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Recent filings (2 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-11-06