ST JOHNSTONE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED (THE)

🌳Matureactive

SC007629 · ltd · incorporated 1910-08-09

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

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 72/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (57/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 46.4y

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 46.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 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

11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)

Directors & officers

36 officers (9 active, 36 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

184 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £130,852

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
Profit before tax	£130.9k	£110.2k
Average employees	236	14300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (102 events)Click to expand

2026-02-19
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2025-07-31
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2025-07-31
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officers · AP01
2025-07-30
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LITSTER, Andrew John appointed
secretary
2025-07-30
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LITSTER, Andrew John appointed
director
2025-07-30
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RAMSAY, Albert James resigned
secretary
2025-07-30
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2025-07-30
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officers · TM02
2025-06-04
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officers · TM01
2025-05-22
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BEATON, David Donald resigned
director
2025-05-07
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officers · AP01
2025-01-29
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accounts · AA
2025-01-22
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CAMPBELL, Aileen Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-01-13
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officers · AP01
2024-12-11
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2024-10-21
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2024-10-21
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2024-10-04
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2024-10-01
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DEWAR, Alisdair Matthew appointed
director
2024-09-23
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2024-09-23
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2024-09-10
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2024-09-10
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2024-09-10
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2024-08-29
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KLASE, Matthew Christopher appointed
director
2024-08-29
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LAMB, Daniel Mark appointed
director
2024-08-26
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HARRIS, Stanley Yorston resigned
director
2024-08-26
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STORRAR, Alan George Wannan resigned
director
2024-08-22
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SMITH, Francis Fitzsimmons appointed
director
2024-08-22
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BEATON, David Donald appointed
director
2024-06-27
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WEBB, Edward Adam appointed
director
2024-02-22
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accounts · AA
2023-08-25
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2023-08-18
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2023-06-08
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2023-06-01
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HARRIS, Stanley Yorston appointed
director
2023-06-01
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STORRAR, Alan George Wannan appointed
director
2023-05-31
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BROWN, Steven resigned
director
2023-05-31
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FRASER, Charles William Simpson resigned
director
2021-08-22
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GRANT, Roderick John appointed
director
2021-08-13
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HARRIS, Stanley Yorston resigned
director
2018-08-24
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RAMSAY, Albert James appointed
secretary
2017-01-31
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MCDOUGALL, John resigned
director
2016-05-16
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RAMSAY, Albert James resigned
secretary
2014-07-31
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MCDOUGALL, John appointed
director
2011-11-03
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BROWN, Geoffrey Stewart resigned
director
2011-09-23
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FRASER, Charles William Simpson appointed
director
2011-09-09
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RAMSAY, Albert James resigned
director
2011-08-22
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PARK, Steven Russell resigned
director
2010-08-18
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MCINTYRE, Douglas Balfour resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 102 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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 signal

Some 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Edward Adam Webb Individual · American · DOB 02/1971 · age 55	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	27/06/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Geoffrey Stewart Brownceased 27/06/2024· 75-100% shares
Mr Steven Brownceased 31/05/2023· significant influence

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

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7 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

Incorporated1910-08-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Mcdiarmid Park

Crieff Road

Perth

PH1 2SJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-23

Last: 2025-09-09