SCOTTISH GLIDING UNION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC020527 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1938-07-15
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 27.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£980.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 27.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
100 officers (5 active, 100 linked, 78 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
331 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £980,850
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£178k
Net Worth
£981k
Current Assets
£242k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £999.7k | — |
| Current assets | £242.0k | — |
| Cash | £177.8k | — |
| Debtors | £34.8k | — |
| Net assets | £980.9k | — |
| Average employees | — | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 3 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 4 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (210 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-22➕BYRNE, Kathleen Frances, Dr appointeddirector
- 2026-02-22➖DUNCAN, Bruce William resigneddirector
- 2026-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-01➖KIPP, Reiner resigneddirector
- 2026-01-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-10➕MUTCH, Alastair Ian appointeddirector
- 2025-04-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-17➕MACLEAN, Christian appointeddirector
- 2025-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-01➕BUCHAN, Keith Andrew George appointeddirector
- 2025-02-28➖FRASER, Graham Neil resigneddirector
- 2024-09-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-09➖MUTCH, Alastair Ian resigneddirector
- 2024-05-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-18➖ADAMS, Mark Anson Millington resigneddirector
- 2024-03-31➖MARSHALL, Gerald Alexander resigneddirector
- 2024-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-08➕ADAMS, Mark Anson Millington appointeddirector
- 2023-11-08➕MARSHALL, Gerald Alexander appointeddirector
- 2023-09-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-15➖NEWTON, Dominic Ancel resigneddirector
- 2023-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-22➕MUTCH, Alastair Ian appointeddirector
- 2023-08-17➖DOLAN, Philip resigneddirector
- 2023-04-29➖BRADFORD, Mark resigneddirector
- 2023-04-29➕FRASER, Graham Neil appointeddirector
- 2023-04-29➕NEWTON, Dominic Ancel appointeddirector
- 2022-06-14➕WOOD, Andrew Lindsay appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-14➖BRADFORD, Mark resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-08➕BRADFORD, Mark appointedsecretary
- 2022-05-08➖MORRIS, Matthew James resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-08➖BYRNE, Kate Frances resigneddirector
- 2022-05-08➖DICKSON, Jamie Laidlaw resigneddirector
- 2022-05-08➕DOLAN, Philip appointeddirector
- 2022-05-08➖HENDERSON, Kenneth Christie resigneddirector
- 2022-05-08➕KIPP, Reiner appointeddirector
- 2022-05-08➖MORRIS, Matthew James resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 210 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: DUNCAN, Bruce William resigned 2026-02-22; KIPP, Reiner resigned 2026-01-01
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| PEQUEÑOS TESOROS EN ESCOCIA LIMITED→ SC683300 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| ROWEN EVENTS LTD→ SC600596 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1938-07-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
Portmoak Airfield
Scotlandwell
By Kinross
KY13 9JJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last: 2025-05-14
Officers (5 active · 119 resigned)
WOOD, Andrew Lindsay→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-06-14
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BUCHAN, Keith Andrew George→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2025-03-01
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BYRNE, Kathleen Frances, Dr→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2026-02-22
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MACLEAN, Christian→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2025-04-17
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MUTCH, Alastair Ian→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2025-05-10
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ALLCOAT, Neville John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-03-05 · resigned 1996-03-31
BOYLE, Alan Edward, Professor→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-03-19 · resigned 2011-11-11
BRADFORD, Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-05-08 · resigned 2022-06-14
CARUS, David Alexander, Dr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-01-24 · resigned 2020-08-31
DOLAN, Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-03-21 · resigned 2018-01-24
DUNCAN, Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-05-10 · resigned 1992-11-22
FORSTER, Michael Dall→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-09-01 · resigned 2021-08-30
MACALPINE, Colin→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-06-04
MARSHALL, Gerald Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1997-05-25
MARSHALL, Samuel Bruce→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-04-28 · resigned 2006-03-25
MORRIS, Matthew James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-08-30 · resigned 2022-05-08
MUNRO, John, Rev Dr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-03-25 · resigned 2008-03-29
MURPHY, Trevor→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-05-12 · resigned 1992-05-10
PROVAN, James Davidson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-03-31 · resigned 2002-04-28
ROUGVIE, Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-11-11 · resigned 2015-03-21
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 07/11/1998 | 21/01/2019 |
Recent filings (331 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-27