SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (THE)
🌳Matureactive
SC005453 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1903-09-29
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
100 officers (9 active, 100 linked, 91 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
571 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (194 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-24➕NOBLE, Finlay Mclean appointeddirector
- 2026-01-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-09-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-12➖GRAY, Lesley resigneddirector
- 2025-07-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-18➕PAGE, Helen Margaret appointeddirector
- 2025-03-31➖KPEDEKPO, Malcolm Aguedze Kofi resigneddirector
- 2025-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-27➕MCKEOWN, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-08-27➖CAMPBELL, Aileen Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-25➕DONCASTER, Neil Antony appointeddirector
- 2024-03-11➖DONCASTER, Neil Antony resigneddirector
- 2024-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-14➕MCGREGOR, Alison Mary appointeddirector
- 2023-12-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-15➕MCKINLAY, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2023-08-15➕CAMPBELL, Aileen Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2022-08-03🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-08-03🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-05-20➕BOOTH, Gary Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2022-05-20➖SOUTAR, Rucelle resignedsecretary
- 2021-06-01➕SOUTAR, Rucelle appointedsecretary
- 2021-05-31➖BARTON, Heather-Anne resignedsecretary
- 2020-10-08🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2020-10-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2020-10-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2020-10-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-08-10➕GRAY, Lesley appointeddirector
- 2020-07-22➖FRASER, Duncan Grant resigneddirector
- 2019-08-01➕FRASER, Duncan Grant appointeddirector
- 2019-04-18➕KPEDEKPO, Malcolm Aguedze Kofi appointeddirector
- 2018-06-06➖HUGHES, Gary resigneddirector
- 2018-05-21➕MAXWELL, Ian Gardner appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 194 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1903-09-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
Hampden Park
Glasgow
G42 9AY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (9 active · 195 resigned)
BOOTH, Gary Alexander→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-05-20
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DONCASTER, Neil Antony→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-04-25
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MAXWELL, Ian Gardner→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-05-21
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MCGREGOR, Alison Mary→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-12-14
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MCKEOWN, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-08-27
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MCKINLAY, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-08-15
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MULRANEY, Michael→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-08-02
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NOBLE, Finlay Mclean→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2026-03-24
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PAGE, Helen Margaret→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-04-18
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BARTON, Heather-Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-12-08 · resigned 2021-05-31
FARRY, James→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1999-03-05
REGAN, Stewart Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-10-05 · resigned 2011-12-08
SMITH, Gordon Duffield→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-27 · resigned 2010-04-19
SOUTAR, Rucelle→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-06-01 · resigned 2022-05-20
TAYLOR, David Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-01-17 · resigned 2007-04-15
WALKER, Ernest→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-06-25
AGNEW, Mitchel Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1993-06-07 · resigned 1995-08-28
ANDERSON, James→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · appointed 1999-01-18 · resigned 2000-06-01
ANDERSON, James→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · appointed 1992-10-12 · resigned 1993-05-13
BALLANTYNE, James William→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2009-12-03 · resigned 2011-06-07
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/10/2020 | 03/08/2022 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/10/2020 | 03/08/2022 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/10/2020 | 30/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 15/03/2018 | 08/10/2020 |
Recent filings (571 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30