PENTLAND SPORTS GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03176757 · ltd · incorporated 1996-03-22

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 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

102 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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2023-07-24
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2022-09-30
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2021-09-15
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2020-09-18
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2019-09-10
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2018-08-17
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2017-09-22
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2016-02-24
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2015-10-13
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2015-04-20
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CULLEN, Timothy Edward appointed
secretary
2015-04-20
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CULLEN, Timothy Edward appointed
director
2015-04-20
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CAMPBELL, Patrick James resigned
secretary
2015-04-20
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CAMPBELL, Patrick James resigned
director
2005-01-01
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CAMPBELL, Patrick James appointed
secretary
2005-01-01
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STEVENS, Richard Anthony resigned
secretary
2004-11-29
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CAMPBELL, Patrick James appointed
director
2002-07-15
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HYDE, John Derek Gregory resigned
secretary
2002-07-15
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STEVENS, Richard Anthony appointed
secretary
2001-06-26
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HOLMES, Roger John resigned
director
2000-07-10
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HAVILL, Brian Wilson resigned
director
1998-04-10
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DUNDON, Patrick Martin resigned
director
1997-12-10
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HAVILL, Brian Wilson appointed
director
1997-09-30
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MCGUIGAN, Peter resigned
director
1997-09-22
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BRINT, David James resigned
director
1996-11-20
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BARRINGTON, David John resigned
director
1996-11-20
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BRINT, David James appointed
director
1996-03-23
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HYDE, John Derek Gregory appointed
secretary
1996-03-23
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RAPID COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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1996-03-23
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RAPID NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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1996-03-22
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Company incorporated
As PENTLAND SPORTS GROUP LIMITED
1996-03-22
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RUBIN, Andrew Keith appointed
director
1996-03-22
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RAPID COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-03-22
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BARRINGTON, David John appointed
director
1996-03-22
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DUNDON, Patrick Martin appointed
director
1996-03-22
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HOLMES, Roger John appointed
director
1996-03-22
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MCGUIGAN, Peter appointed
director
1996-03-22
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RAPID NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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 GROUP LIMITED

This company · 03176757

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Pentland Industries Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1996-03-22

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 (3 active · 12 resigned)

CULLEN, Timothy Edward→

secretary · appointed 2015-04-20

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Active

CULLEN, Timothy Edward→

director · ~61y · appointed 2015-04-20

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Active

RUBIN, Andrew Keith→

director · ~61y · appointed 1996-03-22

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Active

CAMPBELL, Patrick James→

secretary · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2015-04-20

Resigned

HYDE, John Derek Gregory→

secretary · appointed 1996-03-23 · resigned 2002-07-15

Resigned

STEVENS, Richard Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2002-07-15 · resigned 2005-01-01

Resigned

RAPID COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-03-22 · resigned 1996-03-23

Resigned

BARRINGTON, David John→

director · ~64y · appointed 1996-03-22 · 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 2004-11-29 · resigned 2015-04-20

Resigned

DUNDON, Patrick Martin→

director · ~63y · appointed 1996-03-22 · resigned 1998-04-10

Resigned

HAVILL, Brian Wilson→

director · ~64y · appointed 1997-12-10 · resigned 2000-07-10

Resigned

HOLMES, Roger John→

director · ~82y · appointed 1996-03-22 · resigned 2001-06-26

Resigned

MCGUIGAN, Peter→

director · ~77y · appointed 1996-03-22 · resigned 1997-09-30

Resigned

RAPID NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-03-22 · resigned 1996-03-23

Resigned

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