PENTLAND SPORTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01434052 · ltd · incorporated 1979-07-02
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
23 officers (4 active, 23 linked, 18 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
140 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2025-02-06
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  3. 2024-01-29
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  4. 2023-07-24
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  5. 2022-09-30
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  6. 2021-09-15
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  7. 2020-09-18
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  8. 2019-09-10
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  9. 2018-08-17
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  10. 2017-09-22
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  11. 2016-05-05
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  12. 2015-10-13
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  13. 2015-05-14
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  15. 2015-04-29
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  16. 2015-04-20
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    CULLEN, Timothy Edward appointed
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  17. 2015-04-20
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    CULLEN, Timothy Edward appointed
    director
  18. 2015-04-20
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    CAMPBELL, Patrick James resigned
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  19. 2015-04-20
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    CAMPBELL, Patrick James resigned
    director
  20. 2009-11-30
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    LONG, Andrew Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2005-01-01
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    CAMPBELL, Patrick James appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-01-01
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    STEVENS, Richard Anthony resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-01-01
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    CAMPBELL, Patrick James appointed
    director
  24. 2005-01-01
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    STEVENS, Richard Anthony resigned
    director
  25. 2002-07-15
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    HYDE, John Derek Gregory resigned
    secretary
  26. 2002-07-15
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    STEVENS, Richard Anthony appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-11-26
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    RUBIN, Andrew Keith resigned
    director
  28. 2001-11-26
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    STEVENS, Richard Anthony appointed
    director
  29. 2001-06-26
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    HOLMES, Roger John resigned
    director
  30. 2000-07-10
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    HAVILL, Brian Wilson resigned
    director
  31. 1998-04-23
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    HAVILL, Brian Wilson appointed
    director
  32. 1998-04-10
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    DUNDON, Patrick Martin resigned
    director
  33. 1997-09-30
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    MCGUIGAN, Peter resigned
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  34. 1997-09-30
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    RUBIN, Andrew Keith appointed
    director
  35. 1997-09-22
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    BRINT, David James resigned
    director
  36. 1997-09-22
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    HOLMES, Roger John appointed
    director
  37. 1996-12-31
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    THOMPSON, Kevin Paul resigned
    director
  38. 1996-11-29
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    WILLIAMS, Michael John resigned
    director
  39. 1996-11-20
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    BARRINGTON, David John resigned
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  40. 1996-11-20
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    BRINT, David James appointed
    director
  41. 1996-08-29
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    WILLIAMS, Michael John appointed
    director
  42. 1996-06-03
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    DUNDON, Patrick Martin appointed
    director
  43. 1996-06-03
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    THOMPSON, Kevin Paul appointed
    director
  44. 1995-03-03
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    STEDMAN, Malcolm Geoffrey resigned
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  45. 1995-01-10
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    AYNSLEY, Martin Arthur resigned
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  46. 1995-01-10
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    BARRINGTON, David John appointed
    director
  47. 1994-10-03
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    FARRANT, Frank Arthur resigned
    secretary
  48. 1994-10-03
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    HYDE, John Derek Gregory appointed
    secretary
  49. 1994-10-03
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    MCGUIGAN, Peter appointed
    director
  50. 1994-10-03
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    RUBIN OBE, Robert Stephen resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Pentland Industries Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Pentland Industries Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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PENTLAND SPORTS LIMITED
This company · 01434052

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Pentland Industries Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

8 Manchester Square
London
W1U 3PH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (4 active · 19 resigned)

CULLEN, Timothy Edward→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-20
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CULLEN, Timothy Edward→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-04-20
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LONG, Andrew Michael→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-11-30
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Active
RUBIN, Angela Sophia→
director · ~89y
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CAMPBELL, Patrick James→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2015-04-20
Resigned
FARRANT, Frank Arthur→
secretary · resigned 1994-10-03
Resigned
HYDE, John Derek Gregory→
secretary · appointed 1994-10-03 · resigned 2002-07-15
Resigned
STEVENS, Richard Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-15 · resigned 2005-01-01
Resigned
AYNSLEY, Martin Arthur→
director · ~70y · appointed 1992-08-03 · resigned 1995-01-10
Resigned
BARRINGTON, David John→
director · ~64y · appointed 1995-01-10 · resigned 1996-11-20
Resigned
BRINT, David James→
director · ~68y · appointed 1996-11-20 · resigned 1997-09-22
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Patrick James→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2015-04-20
Resigned
DUNDON, Patrick Martin→
director · ~63y · appointed 1996-06-03 · resigned 1998-04-10
Resigned
HAVILL, Brian Wilson→
director · ~74y · appointed 1998-04-23 · resigned 2000-07-10
Resigned
HOLMES, Roger John→
director · ~82y · appointed 1997-09-22 · resigned 2001-06-26
Resigned
MCGUIGAN, Peter→
director · ~77y · appointed 1994-10-03 · resigned 1997-09-30
Resigned
POLLARD, Graham Frederick→
director · ~82y · resigned 1993-09-01
Resigned
RUBIN, Andrew Keith→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-09-30 · resigned 2001-11-26
Resigned
RUBIN OBE, Robert Stephen→
director · ~89y · resigned 1994-10-03
Resigned
STEDMAN, Malcolm Geoffrey→
director · ~78y · resigned 1995-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (140 total)

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2025-08-07
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2025-02-06
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2024-01-29
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2023-10-09
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2022-10-13
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2022-09-30
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2021-10-07
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2021-09-15
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2020-10-06
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2020-09-18
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2019-10-07
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2019-09-10