WHITEHALL BOWLING CLUB LTD. (THE)

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SC024611 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1946-09-08

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

£116.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

75 officers (10 active, 75 linked, 67 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

201 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £116,814

Net assets shrinking

Down £4,523 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£117k

↓ 3.7% YoY

Current Assets

£93k

↓ 11% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£116.8k	£121.3k
Current assets	£93.1k	£104.2k
Net assets	£116.8k	£121.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (153 events)Click to expand

2026-05-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-18
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THOMSON, Andrew Graeme appointed
director
2026-01-18
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BLACKWOOD, William Blane resigned
director
2026-01-18
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MACKAY, Leonard resigned
director
2026-01-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-19
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MACGEORGE, Heather appointed
director
2025-01-19
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FREELAND, Derek Michael resigned
director
2024-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-21
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MACGEORGE, Ian appointed
director
2024-01-21
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BLACKWOOD, William Blane appointed
director
2024-01-21
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ROBINSON, Michael Ian Samuel resigned
director
2023-06-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-01-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-22
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ADIE, Derek Jonathan appointed
director
2023-01-22
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GRANT, Brian Alexander resigned
director
2023-01-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-23
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WILL, Steven appointed
director
2022-01-23
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FREELAND, Derek Michael appointed
director
2022-01-23
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HOSIE, Irene resigned
director
2022-01-23
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LIVINGSTON, Ian George resigned
director
2022-01-23
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MACKAY, Leonard appointed
director
2022-01-23
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ROBINSON, Michael Ian Samuel appointed
director
2022-01-23
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SMITH, Arthur George resigned
director
2021-01-24
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LOGAN, Robert Barclay resigned
director
2020-01-19
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LOGAN, Robert Barclay appointed
director
2019-01-20
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HOSIE, Irene appointed
director
2019-01-20
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SMITH, Gordon Cruickshank resigned
director
2018-01-21
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CHALMERS, Robert Charles appointed
director
2018-01-21
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GRANT, Brian Alexander appointed
director
2018-01-21
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LIVINGSTON, Ian George appointed
director
2018-01-21
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NESS, Ellen resigned
director
2018-01-21
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SMITH, Arthur George appointed
director
2017-07-01
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TOUGH, Frederick Alexander resigned
director
2017-01-22
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AYRTON, Moira Kennedy appointed
director
2017-01-22
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FIDDES, Margaret Campbell resigned
director
2017-01-22
➕
TOUGH, Frederick Alexander appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 153 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BLACKWOOD, William Blane resigned 2026-01-18; MACKAY, Leonard resigned 2026-01-18

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1946-09-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

71 Hamilton Place

Aberdeen

AB15 5BW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-11

Last: 2026-02-25