VARDON GOLF LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC131924 · ltd · incorporated 1991-05-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2019-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-08-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-08-02
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    BLOUNT, Joyce Mary Hanley resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-08-02
    ➖
    BLOUNT, Joyce Mary Hanley resigned
    director
  18. 2018-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 1991-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As VARDON GOLF LIMITED
  20. 1991-05-21
    ➕
    BLOUNT, Norman George appointed
    director
  21. 1991-05-21
    ➕
    BLOUNT, Joyce Mary Hanley appointed
    secretary
  22. 1991-05-21
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1991-05-21
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1991-05-21
    ➕
    BLOUNT, Joyce Mary Hanley appointed
    director
  25. 1991-05-21
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1991-05-21
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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 Norman George Blount
Individual · British · DOB 10/1942 · age 84
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Joyce Mary Hanley Blountceased 02/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1991-05-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

123 Irish Street
Dumfries
DG1 2PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BLOUNT, Norman George→
director · ~84y · appointed 1991-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLOUNT, Joyce Mary Hanley→
secretary · appointed 1991-05-21 · resigned 2018-08-02
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-05-21 · resigned 1991-05-21
Resigned
BLOUNT, Joyce Mary Hanley→
director · ~82y · appointed 1991-05-21 · resigned 2018-08-02
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-05-21 · resigned 1991-05-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-22