750 MOTOR CLUB (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC047170 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1970-01-05
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£2.6k
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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
29 officers (4 active, 29 linked, 21 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
121 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 £2,633
Net assets shrinking
Down £224 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
↓ 7.8% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 7.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£571£1k£2k£2k£3kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£2.6k£2.9k
Current assets£2.6k£2.9k
Net assets£2.6k£2.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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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 (63 events)Click to expand
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  16. 2014-12-14
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    BROWN, Charles appointed
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  17. 2014-12-14
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    ALSTON, Eliza resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-12-01
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    PATTULLO, Jonathan appointed
    director
  19. 2011-12-01
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    ALSTON, Eliza appointed
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  20. 2011-12-01
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    HEADSPEATH, Kenneth resigned
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  21. 2011-12-01
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    HEADSPEATH, Kenneth resigned
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  22. 2007-06-07
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    SOPPIT, Paul resigned
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  23. 2005-12-08
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    SOPPIT, Paul appointed
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  24. 2005-12-08
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    SPARK, Richard resigned
    director
  25. 2004-12-02
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    MOORE, Richard Henry Duff appointed
    director
  26. 2004-12-02
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    ALSTON, Eliza resigned
    secretary
  27. 2004-12-02
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    HEADSPEATH, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-12-02
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    BERRY, Donna Helen resigned
    director
  29. 2004-12-02
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    HEADSPEATH, Kenneth appointed
    director
  30. 2001-12-05
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    BROWN, Charles appointed
    director
  31. 2001-12-05
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    ALSTON, Eliza appointed
    secretary
  32. 2001-12-05
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    GIBBONS, Gillian resigned
    secretary
  33. 2001-12-05
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    BERRY, Donna Helen appointed
    director
  34. 2001-12-05
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    GIBBONS, Martin resigned
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  35. 2001-12-05
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    ORR, James Miller resigned
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  36. 2001-12-05
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    RAE, Gary James resigned
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  37. 2001-12-05
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    SPARK, Richard appointed
    director
  38. 2000-12-06
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    WOOLLEY, Ian resigned
    director
  39. 1998-12-09
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    GIBBONS, Martin appointed
    director
  40. 1997-12-03
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    GIBBONS, Gillian appointed
    secretary
  41. 1997-12-03
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    LEGGE, David resigned
    secretary
  42. 1997-12-03
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    LEGGE, David resigned
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  43. 1995-12-06
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    DENSLEY, David John resigned
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  44. 1995-12-06
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    HIGGINS, Susan resigned
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  45. 1995-12-06
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    ORR, James Miller appointed
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  46. 1995-12-06
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    RAE, Gary James appointed
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  47. 1995-12-06
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    WOOLLEY, Ian appointed
    director
  48. 1994-12-07
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    LEGGE, David appointed
    secretary
  49. 1994-12-07
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    RAE, Gary James resigned
    secretary
  50. 1994-12-07
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    CUNNINGHAM, Roy resigned
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Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

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 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Brown
Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence24/11/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1970-01-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Wester Denoon
Eassie
Forfar
Angus
DD8 1SY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (4 active · 25 resigned)

BROWN, Charles→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-14
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BROWN, Charles→
director · ~49y · appointed 2001-12-05
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Active
MOORE, Richard Henry Duff→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-12-02
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Active
PATTULLO, Jonathan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-12-01
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Active
ALSTON, Eliza→
secretary · appointed 2011-12-01 · resigned 2014-12-14
Resigned
ALSTON, Eliza→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2004-12-02
Resigned
GIBBONS, Gillian→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-03 · resigned 2001-12-05
Resigned
HEADSPEATH, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-02 · resigned 2011-12-01
Resigned
LEGGE, David→
secretary · appointed 1994-12-07 · resigned 1997-12-03
Resigned
RAE, Gary James→
secretary · appointed 1993-12-09 · resigned 1994-12-07
Resigned
WATSON, Lindsay→
secretary · resigned 1992-12-09
Resigned
BERRY, Donna Helen→
director · ~47y · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2004-12-02
Resigned
BRAITHWAITE, Allan Drew→
director · ~75y · resigned 1990-12-31
Resigned
CUNNINGHAM, Roy→
director · ~64y · resigned 1994-12-07
Resigned
DENSLEY, David John→
director · ~71y · appointed 1990-12-12 · resigned 1995-12-06
Resigned
DENSLEY, David John→
director · ~71y · resigned 1989-12-15
Resigned
DENSLEY, Louise→
director · ~71y · resigned 1994-12-07
Resigned
EDWARD, Richard Robert→
director · ~76y · resigned 1990-12-31
Resigned
GIBBONS, Martin→
director · ~68y · appointed 1998-12-09 · resigned 2001-12-05
Resigned
HEADSPEATH, Kenneth→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-12-02 · resigned 2011-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (121 total)

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