SCOTTISH ORIENTEERING 6-DAY EVENT COMPANY LIMITED

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SC112669 · ltd · incorporated 1988-08-05

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), 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 (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

36 officers (7 active, 36 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

154 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	8

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

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4 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

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (79 events)Click to expand

2025-12-03
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2025-11-24
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MCINTYRE, Graham Neil appointed
director
2025-10-13
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officers · TM01
2025-09-24
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2025-09-22
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KERSHAW, David resigned
director
2025-04-16
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officers · AP01
2025-04-16
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2025-04-12
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MOLLOY, Jonathan Benedict appointed
director
2024-12-07
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2024-11-11
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2024-11-11
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officers · TM01
2024-11-11
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officers · TM01
2024-11-11
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accounts · AA01
2024-11-11
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accounts · AA
2024-11-07
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OXLADE, Richard Williams appointed
director
2024-11-07
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ROBERTS, Keith Duncan appointed
director
2024-11-07
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EADES, David Colin resigned
director
2024-11-07
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STRAIN, Robert resigned
director
2024-11-07
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WILSON, Rachel Mary resigned
director
2023-11-30
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2022-11-08
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2021-11-29
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2021-02-03
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2019-11-30
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2019-09-30
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address · AD02
2019-09-30
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address · AD02
2019-05-27
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REYNARD, Kevin Duncan appointed
secretary
2019-05-27
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MILTON, Kenneth Alan resigned
secretary
2019-05-27
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LILLEY, Ross Keith resigned
director
2019-05-27
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MILTON, Kenneth Alan resigned
director
2016-09-21
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REYNARD, Kevin Duncan appointed
director
2016-02-24
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MCCARTHY, Ewan Robert Cameron appointed
director
2015-09-30
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HICKLING, Anne Elizabeth resigned
director
2015-09-30
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KNOX, Lindsey resigned
director
2015-09-30
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WILSON, Rachel Mary appointed
director
2013-09-13
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ORR, William Robert resigned
director
2013-02-27
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MILTON, Kenneth Alan appointed
secretary
2013-02-27
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ORR, William Robert resigned
secretary
2013-02-27
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EADES, David Colin appointed
director
2011-10-06
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LILLEY, Ross Keith appointed
director
2011-10-06
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MILTON, Kenneth Alan appointed
director
2011-10-06
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WALKER, Lynne Rosalie resigned
director
2011-02-20
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EMELEUS, Charles John resigned
director
2011-02-20
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STRAIN, Murray William resigned
director
2010-11-24
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KERSHAW, David appointed
director
2010-03-29
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STRAIN, Robert appointed
director
2009-11-27
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DALGLEISH, Andrew Leslie resigned
director
2007-11-20
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DALGLEISH, Andrew Leslie appointed
director
2007-11-20
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KNOX, Lindsey appointed
director
2007-10-02
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ORR, William Robert appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.)

Group structure

Scottish Orienteering Association is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Scottish Orienteering Association

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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SCOTTISH ORIENTEERING 6-DAY EVENT COMPANY LIMITED

This company · SC112669

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
Scottish Orienteering Association Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1988-08-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

National Orienteering Centre

C/O Glenmore Lodge

Aviemore

Inverness-Shire

PH22 1QU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last: 2025-09-16