ARDBLAIR SPORTS IMPORTERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC062120 · ltd · incorporated 1977-04-04

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 47.1y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 47.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (8 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

158 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	46	1200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-24
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officers · CH01
2025-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-07
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officers · CH01
2025-02-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-30
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accounts · AA
2023-06-21
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officers · TM01
2023-06-11
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SCOTT, Diana Winton resigned
director
2022-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-01-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-01-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-01-02
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2014-02-06
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2013-02-01
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RYAN, Duncan Clayton appointed
director
2013-02-01
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SCOTT, Ashley appointed
director
2013-02-01
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SCOTT, Clare Owen appointed
director
2009-01-27
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BRECHIN TINDAL OATTS resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-04-28
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BRECHIN TINDAL OATTS appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-04-28
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LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2000-09-27
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A & R ROBERTSON & BLACK resigned
corporate-secretary
2000-09-27
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LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
1999-11-18
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RYAN, Kirsten Margaret appointed
director
1999-11-18
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SCOTT, Craig Winton appointed
director
1999-11-18
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SCOTT, Ewan Charles appointed
director
1999-11-18
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SCOTT, Murray Arnold Ferrier appointed
director
1997-10-28
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1997-06-18
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Charge satisfied #1
1997-06-13
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1997-06-13
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1997-02-13
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Charge satisfied #3
1996-09-02
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1996-03-26
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Charge satisfied #2
1996-03-05
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SCOTT, Diana Winton resigned
secretary
1996-03-05
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A & R ROBERTSON & BLACK appointed
corporate-secretary
1994-12-30
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1979-03-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1979-03-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1977-04-04
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Company incorporated
As ARDBLAIR SPORTS IMPORTERS LIMITED

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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Dameck Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dameck Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ARDBLAIR SPORTS IMPORTERS LIMITED

This company · SC062120

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dameck Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	11/09/2019

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Kirsten Margaret Ryanceased 11/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Murray Arnold Ferrier Scottceased 11/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Ewan Charles Scottceased 11/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1977-04-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

Yard Road

Blairgowrie

Perthshire

PH10 6NW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-27

Last: 2025-12-13