FAIR CITY AMUSEMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC041682 · ltd · incorporated 1965-02-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Mar 2025
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 49.5y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 49.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees383900

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

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1 signal 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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  2. 2024-10-31
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  3. 2023-11-15
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  4. 2023-09-05
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  5. 2022-08-05
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  6. 2021-09-02
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  7. 2021-03-18
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  8. 2019-07-15
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  9. 2018-07-23
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  10. 2017-09-18
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  11. 2016-09-21
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  14. 2016-07-21
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  15. 2009-10-30
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    GRIFFIN, Kirsty Anne appointed
    secretary
  16. 2009-10-30
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    SOAVE, Paul Luigi Ernesto resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-10-30
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    SOAVE, Paul Luigi Ernesto resigned
    director
  18. 2009-01-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  19. 2008-08-11
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    CAMPBELL, Belinda Mary resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-08-11
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    SOAVE, Paul Luigi Ernesto appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-07-20
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    CAMPBELL, Belinda Mary appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-07-20
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    SOAVE, Paul Luigi Ernesto resigned
    secretary
  23. 2003-03-21
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    CAMPBELL, Brian James appointed
    director
  24. 1990-11-01
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    SOAVE, Corinna resigned
    secretary
  25. 1990-11-01
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    SOAVE, Paul Luigi Ernesto appointed
    secretary
  26. 1987-02-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  27. 1977-06-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lombard North Central LTD
  28. 1976-11-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  29. 1965-02-01
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    Company incorporated
    As FAIR CITY AMUSEMENTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 61 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan William Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Brian James Campbellceased 22/07/2016· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1965-02-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

4a Jeanfield Road
Perth
PH1 1PH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

GRIFFIN, Kirsty Anne→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-30
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Active
CAMPBELL, Allan William→
director · ~80y
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Active
CAMPBELL, Brian James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2003-03-21
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Active
CAMPBELL, Belinda Mary→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-20 · resigned 2008-08-11
Resigned
SOAVE, Corinna→
secretary · resigned 1990-11-01
Resigned
SOAVE, Paul Luigi Ernesto→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-11 · resigned 2009-10-30
Resigned
SOAVE, Paul Luigi Ernesto→
secretary · appointed 1990-11-01 · resigned 2006-07-20
Resigned
SOAVE, Paul Luigi Ernesto→
director · ~73y · resigned 2009-10-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property13/01/2009—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property09/02/1987—
outstanding
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central LTD
Standard security1 property08/06/1977—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security3 properties04/11/1976—
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Recent filings (119 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
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accounts · AA
2025-09-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
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accounts · AA
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-31