EAST STIRLINGSHIRE FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC CLUB LIMITED (THE)

🌳Matureactive

SC007575 · ltd · incorporated 1910-06-15

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 43.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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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 exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 43.4y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 43.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

73 officers (2 active, 73 linked, 60 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

265 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-05-31	2023-05-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (160 events)Click to expand

2026-03-03
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-27
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DICKERSON, Simon Franklin resigned
director
2026-02-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-17
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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KELLY, Kevin John resigned
director
2024-12-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-18
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
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officers · TM01
2024-06-14
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MCCREADY, David resigned
director
2024-05-30
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CROMAR, Fraser William resigned
director
2024-05-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-29
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-30
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-12
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BELL, Henry Harley resigned
director
2023-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-02
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-02
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-24
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CROMAR, Fraser William appointed
director
2023-02-24
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DICKERSON, Simon Franklin appointed
director
2022-02-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-18
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SHARP, William resigned
director
2019-05-01
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BELL, Henry Harley appointed
director
2019-03-12
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MCCREADY, David appointed
director
2018-09-30
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TAYLOR, Andrew resigned
secretary
2018-09-30
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ARCHIBALD, Alan Bryce resigned
director
2018-09-30
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TAYLOR, Andrew Charles resigned
director
2018-05-18
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ASTILL, Edwin resigned
director
2018-05-18
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MCLAUGHLIN, Charles Morton resigned
director
2017-10-23
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MACKIN, Alan James resigned
director
2016-10-31
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TELFER, Alexander Robert resigned
director
2016-05-31
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KOPSZYWA, Tadek resigned
director
2016-05-16
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WILLIAMSON, Andrew appointed
director
2016-05-16
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KOPSZYWA, Tadek, Mr. resigned
secretary
2016-05-16
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TAYLOR, Andrew appointed
secretary
2016-03-10
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TAYLOR, Andrew Charles appointed
director
2016-02-03
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FORD, Tony, Mr. resigned
director
2015-11-13
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SHARP, William appointed
director
2015-11-13
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SMITH, Jason David resigned
director
2015-04-09
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TELFER, Alexander Robert appointed
director
2014-01-01
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MCLEOD, James Euan resigned
director
2013-05-22
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WILSON, Trudy resigned
director
2013-05-20
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KELLY, Kevin John appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 160 events

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 116 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Alexander Fleming Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/07/2016
Mr Andrew Williamson Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/07/2016

6 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Henry Harley Bellceased 14/07/2023· significant influence
Mr Kevin John Kellyceased 18/12/2024· significant influence
Mr William Sharpceased 04/11/2023· significant influence
Mr Andrew Charles Taylorceased 19/11/2018· significant influence
Mr Charles Morton Mclaughlinceased 19/11/2018· significant influence
Mr Alan Bryce Archibaldceased 30/09/2018· significant influence

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1910-06-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Ochilview Park Gladstone Road

Stenhousemuir

Larbert

FK5 4QL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-25

Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (2 active · 71 resigned)

FLEMING, Ian Alexander→

director · ~53y · appointed 2011-10-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILLIAMSON, Andrew→

director · ~58y · appointed 2016-05-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FEARN, Spencer→

secretary · appointed 2006-11-28 · resigned 2007-07-12

Resigned

KOPSZYWA, Tadek, Mr.→

secretary · appointed 2011-03-21 · resigned 2016-05-16

Resigned

MCKAY, Peter Ignatius→

secretary · resigned 1990-09-22

Resigned

PATERSON, George Marshall→

secretary · resigned 1993-10-26

Resigned

RONALD, George Henry→

secretary · appointed 1998-08-06 · resigned 1999-11-25

Resigned

TAYLOR, Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2016-05-16 · resigned 2018-09-30

Resigned

THOMSON, Leslie Grant→

secretary · appointed 2000-05-16 · resigned 2011-03-21

Resigned

THOMSON, Leslie Grant→

secretary · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 2000-05-19

Resigned

THOMSON, Margaret Mary→

secretary · appointed 1995-09-25 · resigned 1998-08-07

Resigned

WILSON, Jaqueline→

secretary · appointed 1994-11-28 · resigned 1995-09-22

Resigned

ARCHIBALD, Alan Bryce→

director · ~60y · appointed 2011-10-26 · resigned 2018-09-30

Resigned

ASTILL, Edwin→

director · ~78y · appointed 2011-10-26 · resigned 2018-05-18

Resigned

BELL, Henry Harley→

director · ~76y · appointed 2019-05-01 · resigned 2023-07-12

Resigned

BLACKWOOD, Stuart James→

director · ~55y · appointed 1999-08-31 · resigned 1999-11-25

Resigned

CRAWFORD, Campbell→

director · ~66y · appointed 1998-07-14 · resigned 1999-11-25

Resigned

CRAWFORD, Peter Alexander→

director · ~71y · appointed 1998-11-27 · resigned 1999-11-25

Resigned

CROMAR, Fraser William→

director · ~48y · appointed 2023-02-24 · resigned 2024-05-30

Resigned

CROZIER, John Binnie→

director · ~82y · appointed 1997-08-04 · resigned 1999-11-25

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Halladale Developments Halladale Developments Limited	Standard security	1 property	05/06/2001	24/11/2007
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	02/12/1982	—

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Recent filings (265 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-03-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-02

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-27

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-02-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-12-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-12-18

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-12-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-06-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-05-30

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-05-29

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-28