THE DUNFERMLINE CAR CLUB LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC039642 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1963-12-18
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 material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£31.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
68 officers (5 active, 68 linked, 47 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
169 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,916

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£32k
↑ 3.3% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£8k£15k£23k£30k£38kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£37.9k£38.8k
Current assets£37.1k£37.7k
Net assets£31.9k£30.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (125 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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  2. 2026-04-22
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  3. 2026-04-21
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    HARKNESS, Colin George appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-21
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    MCCAFFERTY, Gerry resigned
    director
  5. 2025-08-29
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  6. 2024-07-31
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  7. 2023-09-01
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  8. 2022-08-31
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  9. 2021-09-21
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  10. 2020-08-12
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  11. 2019-09-11
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  12. 2018-09-25
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  13. 2018-04-05
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  14. 2018-03-22
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  15. 2018-03-21
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  16. 2018-03-21
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  17. 2018-03-21
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  18. 2018-02-19
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    GRANT, Patricia Jean appointed
    secretary
  19. 2018-02-19
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    BAINES, Diana Mary Elliott appointed
    director
  20. 2018-02-19
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    SMITH, Douglas resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-02-19
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    SMITH, Douglas resigned
    director
  22. 2017-11-20
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  23. 2016-12-31
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    HARKNESS, Colin George resigned
    director
  24. 2015-03-08
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    MCCAFFERTY, Gerry appointed
    director
  25. 2011-02-06
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    GRANT, Patricia Jean appointed
    director
  26. 2011-02-06
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    GRAY, Fergus appointed
    director
  27. 2011-02-06
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    BROOKSBANK, Giles Patrick resigned
    secretary
  28. 2011-02-06
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    SMITH, Douglas appointed
    secretary
  29. 2011-02-06
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    BROOKSBANK, Giles Patrick resigned
    director
  30. 2011-02-06
    ➕
    HARKNESS, Colin George appointed
    director
  31. 2011-02-06
    ➖
    JONES, Diane resigned
    director
  32. 2011-02-06
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    MCBETH, Donald resigned
    director
  33. 2011-01-05
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    LUKE, Angela resigned
    director
  34. 2010-09-12
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    BROOKSBANK, Giles Patrick appointed
    secretary
  35. 2010-09-12
    ➕
    BROOKSBANK, Giles Patrick appointed
    director
  36. 2010-09-12
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    CRAWFORD, Scott resigned
    director
  37. 2010-09-12
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    JONES, Diane appointed
    director
  38. 2010-09-12
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    LUKE, Angela appointed
    director
  39. 2010-09-12
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    MCBETH, Donald appointed
    director
  40. 2010-09-12
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    SMITH, Douglas appointed
    director
  41. 2010-09-08
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    LUKE, Martin Alexander resigned
    director
  42. 2010-07-04
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    ROBERTSON, Duncan resigned
    secretary
  43. 2010-07-04
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Duncan resigned
    director
  44. 2010-07-03
    ➖
    LUKE, Angela resigned
    director
  45. 2009-11-10
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    PROVEST, Graham Richard resigned
    director
  46. 2009-02-01
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    CRAWFORD, Scott resigned
    secretary
  47. 2009-02-01
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    ROBERTSON, Duncan appointed
    secretary
  48. 2009-02-01
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    BROOKSBANK, Giles Patrick resigned
    director
  49. 2009-02-01
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Duncan appointed
    director
  50. 2008-06-04
    ➖
    BARRIE, Graeme Campbell resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1963-12-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

25 C/O Irving Geddes Ws
West High Street
Crieff
PH7 4AU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (5 active · 63 resigned)

GRANT, Patricia Jean→
secretary · appointed 2018-02-19
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Active
BAINES, Diana Mary Elliott→
director · ~80y · appointed 2018-02-19
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Active
GRANT, Patricia Jean→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-02-06
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Active
GRAY, Fergus→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-02-06
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Active
HARKNESS, Colin George→
director · ~55y · appointed 2026-04-21
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Active
BROOKSBANK, Giles Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-12 · resigned 2011-02-06
Resigned
BROOKSBANK, Giles Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-01 · resigned 2004-01-25
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Scott→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-12 · resigned 2009-02-01
Resigned
FERGUSON, David C→
secretary · resigned 1993-01-12
Resigned
MENZIES, John Sinclair→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-30 · resigned 2000-08-28
Resigned
PROVEST, Graham Richard→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-25 · resigned 2006-02-12
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Duncan→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-01 · resigned 2010-07-04
Resigned
RUTHVEN, Norma→
secretary · appointed 1993-01-12 · resigned 1998-11-30
Resigned
SMITH, Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-06 · resigned 2018-02-19
Resigned
WOODS, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-28 · resigned 2001-12-01
Resigned
ANDERSON, Kathy→
director · resigned 1991-11-30
Resigned
BALFOUR, Ross→
director · ~64y · resigned 1992-01-07
Resigned
BARLOW, David Ian Gunn→
director · ~80y · resigned 1989-11-30
Resigned
BARRIE, Graeme Campbell→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-02-03 · resigned 2008-06-04
Resigned
BELL, Fred→
director · resigned 1991-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (169 total)

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2026-04-22
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2025-11-14
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2025-08-29
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2024-11-26
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2024-07-31
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2023-11-27
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2023-09-01
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2022-11-14
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2022-08-31
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2021-11-15
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