HAWICK & BORDER CAR CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC108694 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-01-14

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

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

£16.8k

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 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

61 officers (4 active, 61 linked, 49 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

185 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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 £16,755

Cash YoY

+32%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£17k

↑ 32% YoY

Net Worth

£17k

↑ 27% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£16.8k	£13.2k
Current assets	—	£13.0k
Cash	£17.0k	£13.0k
Net assets	£16.8k	£13.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 miscellaneous

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 miscellaneous
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 miscellaneous
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (125 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-13
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-05-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
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officers · AP01
2025-03-31
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MCCUTCHEON, Ian appointed
director
2024-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-31
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officers · TM01
2024-01-28
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RETTIE, George Robert resigned
director
2024-01-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-31
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DRUMMOND, Robert Malcolm resigned
director
2023-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-10-24
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ROBSON, Dave appointed
secretary
2016-10-24
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SMITH, Douglas Mark resigned
director
2015-07-19
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DOUGLAS, Adrian resigned
director
2015-07-19
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FERRY, Jason Keith resigned
director
2015-03-20
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MUNRO, Stacey resigned
director
2015-03-20
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WOOD, Paul Clark resigned
director
2012-03-27
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GRAY, Michael George resigned
director
2012-03-27
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MUNRO, Stacey appointed
director
2011-02-28
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MCLEAN, Derek Marshall, Mr. resigned
director
2011-02-28
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WILSON, Thomas Matheson resigned
director
2010-04-27
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DRUMMOND, Robert Malcolm appointed
director
2010-03-01
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DOUGLAS, Adrian appointed
director
2010-03-01
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HOLBORN, Bruce resigned
director
2010-02-28
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WOOD, Paul Clark appointed
director
2009-04-09
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MCLEAN, Derek Marshall, Mr. resigned
secretary
2009-02-23
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TYRIE, Robbie resigned
director
2009-02-22
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HOLBORN, Bruce appointed
director
2007-02-27
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NAYLOR, Stuart Warren resigned
director
2007-02-27
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TYRIE, Robbie appointed
director
2006-02-23
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ELDER, Nikki resigned
director
2006-02-23
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HALL, Eildon David resigned
director
2006-02-23
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RODGERS, Scott resigned
director
2005-02-28
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GRAY, Michael George appointed
director
2005-02-28
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WILSON, Thomas Matheson appointed
director
2004-10-10
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MCCRUDDEN, Catherine Davidson resigned
director
2004-02-26
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RETTIE, Iain appointed
director
2004-02-26
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ELDER, Nikki appointed
director
2004-02-26
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FERRY, Jason Keith appointed
director
2004-02-26
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HALL, Eildon David appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 125 events

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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Iain Emslie Rettie Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	28/01/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr George Robert Rettieceased 28/01/2024· significant influence

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1988-01-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Riverside House

Ladhope Vale

Galashiels

TD1 1BT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-14

Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (4 active · 57 resigned)

ROBSON, Dave→

secretary · appointed 2016-10-24

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Active

MCCUTCHEON, Ian→

director · ~59y · appointed 2025-03-31

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Active

PATERSON, James Dunsmore→

director · ~78y · appointed 1998-01-29

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Active

RETTIE, Iain→

director · ~51y · appointed 2004-02-26

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Active

LACKENBY, Clayton→

secretary · appointed 1998-01-29 · resigned 1999-01-25

Resigned

MCLEAN, Derek Marshall, Mr.→

secretary · appointed 1999-01-25 · resigned 2009-04-09

Resigned

MCLEAN, Derek Marshall, Mr.→

secretary · appointed 1992-03-28 · resigned 1998-01-29

Resigned

MURRAY, Sandra→

secretary · appointed 1991-01-01 · resigned 1992-03-28

Resigned

RODGER, Christine→

secretary · resigned 1990-04-25

Resigned

BAPTIE, Alistair Cameron→

director · ~56y · appointed 1993-01-28 · resigned 1996-01-25

Resigned

CALDER, Kenneth Donald→

director · ~81y · appointed 1995-01-26 · resigned 1997-01-30

Resigned

COLTMAN, Ian James→

director · ~55y · appointed 1993-01-28 · resigned 1997-01-30

Resigned

DOUGLAS, Adrian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2015-07-19

Resigned

DRISCOLL, Richard→

director · ~68y · appointed 1996-01-25 · resigned 1999-01-25

Resigned

DRUMMOND, Robert Malcolm→

director · ~62y · appointed 2010-04-27 · resigned 2023-12-31

Resigned

ELDER, Nikki→

director · ~42y · appointed 2004-02-26 · resigned 2006-02-23

Resigned

FERRY, Jason Keith→

director · ~52y · appointed 2004-02-26 · resigned 2015-07-19

Resigned

GALLOWAY, William Graeme→

director · ~74y · appointed 1994-01-27 · resigned 1997-11-03

Resigned

GRAY, Gordon→

director · resigned 1990-12-31

Resigned

GRAY, Michael George→

director · ~52y · appointed 2005-02-28 · resigned 2012-03-27

Resigned

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Recent filings (185 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-05-13

legacy

miscellaneous · RP01PSC01

2026-05-13

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-05-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-04-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-29

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-02-07

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-02-01

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-02-01

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-01-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-01-31

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-01-04