THE DUNDEE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC004585 · ltd · incorporated 1900-07-12

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

68/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 37/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

17 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 48.6y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 48.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 75/100 (specialist).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

17 charges (17/17 with lender, 17/17 with type)

Directors & officers

65 officers (5 active, 65 linked, 55 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

379 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

68/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	85	8000

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (173 events)Click to expand

2026-03-20
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accounts · AA
2025-08-22
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capital · SH01
2025-08-22
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capital · SH01
2025-04-09
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accounts · AA
2025-04-01
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2024-11-04
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capital · SH01
2024-06-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-15
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accounts · AA
2024-04-29
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capital · SH01
2024-02-21
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capital · SH01
2024-02-21
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capital · SH01
2024-02-16
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capital · SH01
2024-02-16
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capital · SH01
2023-05-29
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accounts · AA
2023-03-07
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capital · SH01
2022-04-08
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accounts · AA
2021-05-31
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accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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capital · SH01
2021-01-07
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capital · RP04SH01
2020-07-28
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MCGILL, Alasdair Iain appointed
director
2020-07-28
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GRAY, David James resigned
director
2019-12-23
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DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn appointed
secretary
2018-12-01
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MARTIN, Stephen resigned
director
2018-08-09
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CRIGHTON, Ian Richard resigned
director
2018-08-09
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GRAY, David James appointed
director
2017-04-01
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LAWRENCE, Brian resigned
director
2016-03-04
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LAWRENCE, Brian appointed
director
2015-09-24
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REID, Colin Macdonald resigned
director
2015-08-11
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KEYES, Timothy appointed
director
2015-06-12
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COLVIN, William resigned
director
2013-11-21
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HYND, Robert Wilson appointed
director
2013-08-28
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FORBES, David resigned
director
2013-08-13
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NELMS, John Wesley appointed
director
2013-08-13
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COLVIN, William appointed
director
2013-08-13
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MARTIN, Stephen appointed
director
2013-08-12
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MACDONALD, Fraser John Alasdair resigned
director
2013-08-12
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REID, Colin Macdonald appointed
director
2013-07-01
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CRIGHTON, Ian Richard appointed
director
2013-06-06
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KIDD, Maurice Andrew resigned
director
2013-05-29
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COLVIN, William resigned
director
2013-05-29
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CRIGHTON, Ian Richard resigned
director
2013-05-29
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MARTIN, Stephen resigned
director
2013-03-09
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COLVIN, William appointed
director
2013-03-09
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DEVLIN, Edward resigned
director
2013-03-09
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FORBES, David appointed
director
2013-02-12
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CRIGHTON, Ian Richard appointed
director
2013-02-12
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GALLACHER, Mark James resigned
director
2012-05-07
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DEVLIN, Edward appointed
director
2012-05-07
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GLENDAY, Scott resigned
director
2011-12-26
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MACLEAN, Harry resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 126 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

2 med ·

Has insolvency history

medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Timothy Keyes Individual · American · DOB 06/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	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

Incorporated1900-07-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Dens Park Stadium

Sandeman Street

Dundee

DD3 7JY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-04

Last: 2026-02-18