EDINBURGH CURLING CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC138893 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1992-06-17

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

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year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

100 officers (10 active, 100 linked, 94 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

231 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	0	0

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (212 events)Click to expand

2025-10-01
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officers · AP01
2025-09-30
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2025-09-30
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officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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officers · TM01
2025-09-25
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DAVIDSON, Louise, Dr appointed
director
2025-09-25
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WILLIAMSON, Stuart Donald appointed
director
2025-09-25
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GUNN, Niall resigned
director
2025-09-25
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MURPHY, Sean Victor resigned
director
2025-08-20
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accounts · AA
2025-06-11
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officers · AP01
2024-09-18
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GUMLEY, Victoria Lorna appointed
director
2024-07-24
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accounts · AA
2024-06-27
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officers · CH01
2023-11-27
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accounts · AA
2023-09-25
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-09-25
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-18
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2023-09-18
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officers · TM01
2023-09-18
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officers · TM01
2023-09-18
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officers · TM01
2023-09-13
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ROSS, Francis Wright appointed
director
2023-09-13
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SIMPSON, Joan Muriel appointed
director
2023-09-13
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HOGARTH, John Henderson resigned
director
2023-09-13
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MURRAY, Kathleen Margaret, Nrs resigned
director
2023-09-13
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SEFTOR, Alasdair Michael resigned
director
2023-04-21
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
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officers · AP01
2022-09-26
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officers · TM01
2022-09-22
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BUTLER, Edith Jane resigned
director
2022-09-22
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GUNN, Niall appointed
director
2021-09-02
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KERON, Ian Wishart appointed
director
2021-09-02
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WILSON, Keith White appointed
director
2021-09-02
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BAXTER, Colin Richard resigned
director
2021-09-02
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ROSS, Frank Wright resigned
director
2020-09-10
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DAVIS, John Paul appointed
director
2020-09-10
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FRASER, Abigail Lyn resigned
director
2020-09-10
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MURRAY, Kathleen Margaret, Nrs appointed
director
2020-01-10
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STEVENSON, Paul Andrew resigned
director
2019-09-05
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BUTLER, Edith Jane appointed
director
2019-09-05
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MURPHY, Sean Victor appointed
director
2019-09-05
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RAMSAY, James Alexander resigned
director
2019-09-05
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RUSSELL, Quentin resigned
director
2018-10-03
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HOGARTH, John Henderson appointed
director
2017-09-13
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DODDS, Trevor William Hastie resigned
director
2017-09-13
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FRASER, Abigail Lyn appointed
director
2017-09-13
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ROSS, Frank Wright appointed
director
2017-09-13
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RUSSELL, Quentin appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 212 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: GUNN, Niall resigned 2025-09-25; MURPHY, Sean Victor resigned 2025-09-25

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1992-06-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Murrayfield Curling Rink

13a Riversdale Crescent

Edinburgh

EH12 5XN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-01

Last: 2025-06-17