THE HIBERNIAN FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC005323 · ltd · incorporated 1903-04-11

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and structurally messy structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 52/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 10 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

21 live charges · 10 lenders · oldest 40.2y

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 40.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 10 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

21 charges (21/21 with lender, 21/21 with type)

Directors & officers

72 officers (7 active, 72 linked, 62 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

390 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £6,429,908

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	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Profit before tax	£-6.43M	£-8.34M
Average employees	162	20800

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

• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 3 officers
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (189 events)Click to expand

2026-04-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-07
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
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officers · AP01
2025-11-13
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BARNETT, Daniel Alistar appointed
director
2025-11-13
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BEZBATCHENKO, Timothy Michael resigned
director
2025-11-13
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CASWELL, Ryan Richard resigned
director
2025-07-14
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
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officers · TM01
2025-06-01
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GORDON, Colin Campbell appointed
director
2025-06-01
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BEGBIE, Robert, Mr. resigned
director
2025-06-01
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BEZBATCHENKO, Timothy Michael appointed
director
2025-06-01
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FOLEY, William Patrick resigned
director
2025-06-01
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FRASER, Scott resigned
director
2025-06-01
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GORDON, Katherine Campbell resigned
director
2025-06-01
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PATON, Archibald James Stewart resigned
director
2025-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-23
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KENSELL, Benjamin resigned
director
2025-01-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-01-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-31
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HUTCHISON, Gillian Louise resigned
director
2024-06-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-12
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-08
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ROBB, William Leslie appointed
director
2024-03-08
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CASWELL, Ryan Richard appointed
director
2024-03-08
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FOLEY, William Patrick appointed
director
2024-03-06
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LOMBARDI, Philippa Mary appointed
secretary
2024-03-06
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GAUNT, Christopher John resigned
secretary
2023-11-27
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BEGBIE, Robert, Mr. appointed
director
2023-11-27
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FRASER, Scott appointed
director
2023-10-02
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DUNN, Stephen Wilson, Mr. resigned
director
2023-10-02
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LANGHAM, Bruce Douglas resigned
director
2023-07-04
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Charge registered #23
Lender: Bydand Sports, Llc
2023-07-04
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Charge registered #22
Lender: Bydand Sports, Llc
2023-03-07
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GORDON, Ian Learned appointed
director
2023-03-07
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GORDON, Katherine Campbell appointed
director
2023-03-07
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GORDON, Ronald John resigned
director
2023-02-09
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DAVIES, David Gerald resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 189 events

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

2 med · 1 low

7 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BEGBIE, Robert, Mr. resigned 2025-06-01; BEZBATCHENKO, Timothy Michael resigned 2025-11-13; CASWELL, Ryan Richard resigned 2025-11-13

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.

7 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Katherine Campbell Gordon Individual · American · DOB 03/1960 · age 66	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest	07/03/2023

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Black Knight Football Club Uk Limitedceased 13/11/2025· significant influence
Mr Ronald John Gordonceased 07/03/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
Sir Thomas Farmerceased 06/04/2016· 50-75% shares

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

Incorporated1903-04-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Easter Road Stadium

12 Albion Place

Edinburgh

EH7 5QG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31