SCOTTISH AUTO-CYCLE UNION LIMITED

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SC121963 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1989-12-15

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

£465.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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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 76/100 (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 (71/100)

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

95 officers (8 active, 95 linked, 88 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

257 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

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 £465,211

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£453k

Net Worth

£465k

Current Assets

£454k

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£465.2k	—
Current assets	£454.3k	—
Cash	£453.5k	—
Debtors	£800	—
Net assets	£465.2k	—
Average employees	—	300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (204 events)Click to expand

2026-04-17
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2026-04-16
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2026-03-31
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2026-03-26
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2026-03-04
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2026-02-22
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DINGWALL, Gordon Charles appointed
director
2026-02-22
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FAULDS, Derek appointed
director
2026-02-22
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PENNYCOOK, Martin appointed
director
2026-02-22
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PATON, Douglas George resigned
director
2026-02-22
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WOOD, Andrew William resigned
director
2026-02-12
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2026-01-12
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2026-01-12
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2026-01-09
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CAMPBELL, Stewart Livingstone resigned
director
2026-01-09
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DINGWALL, Gordon Charles resigned
director
2025-03-04
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2024-03-18
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MAIR, James Gavin appointed
director
2024-03-18
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PENNYCOOK, Kirstin appointed
director
2024-03-18
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PATON, Douglas George appointed
director
2024-03-18
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2024-03-18
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2024-03-07
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2024-03-07
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2024-03-04
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2024-03-04
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2024-03-01
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2024-02-25
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MURRAY, Kevin James resigned
director
2024-02-25
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ROSS, William Dewar resigned
director
2023-03-24
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2022-10-05
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2022-10-05
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2022-09-16
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2022-04-10
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WISHART, Stuart Christie resigned
director
2022-02-27
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SHANKS, James appointed
director
2022-02-27
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MURRAY, Kevin James appointed
director
2022-02-27
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PATON, David Currie Thomson resigned
director
2022-02-27
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ROSS, William Dewar appointed
director
2021-07-13
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MCGREGOR, William resigned
director
2021-07-13
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MCNAUGHTON, Alastair Douglas resigned
director
2021-07-13
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STEWART, Allister resigned
director
2021-07-13
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YOUNG, Donald resigned
director
2020-06-01
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WISHART, Stuart Christie appointed
director
2020-03-17
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MCGREGOR, William appointed
director
2019-06-04
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MCGREGOR, William resigned
director
2019-03-12
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BALLANTYNE, James resigned
director
2019-03-12
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MCGREGOR, William appointed
director
2018-04-04
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BALLANTYNE, James appointed
director
2018-04-04
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CAMERON, Atholl resigned
director
2018-04-04
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DINGWALL, Gordon Charles appointed
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CAMPBELL, Stewart Livingstone resigned 2026-01-09; DINGWALL, Gordon Charles resigned 2026-01-09; PATON, Douglas George resigned 2026-02-22

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1989-12-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

28 West Main Street

Uphall

Broxburn

West Lothian

EH52 5DW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last: 2025-12-17