MORAY LEISURE (TRADING) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC144040 · ltd · incorporated 1993-04-23

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (59/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

54 officers (7 active, 54 linked, 48 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

197 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (123 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
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officers · TM01
2026-02-05
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officers · TM01
2026-02-05
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officers · TM01
2026-01-20
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CONNOR, Paul Anthony Gerard resigned
director
2026-01-20
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DALE, Gillian Jane resigned
director
2025-12-29
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accounts · AA
2025-12-16
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MCLEAN, Aaron resigned
director
2025-09-22
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officers · TM01
2025-09-19
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MACRAE, Marc James Robert, Councillor resigned
director
2025-07-08
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officers · AP01
2025-07-08
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officers · TM01
2024-12-10
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MACKINTOSH, Ewen Cameron appointed
director
2024-12-10
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GRAY, Martin David resigned
director
2024-10-23
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accounts · AA
2024-05-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-05-30
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address · AD01
2023-12-21
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accounts · AA
2023-08-17
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officers · CH01
2023-08-14
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officers · AP01
2022-12-22
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accounts · AA
2022-11-03
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CONNOR, Paul Anthony Gerard appointed
director
2022-08-12
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officers · TM01
2022-07-13
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officers · TM01
2022-07-11
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MCLEAN, Raymond James resigned
director
2022-06-28
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officers · AP01
2022-06-21
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officers · AP01
2022-06-16
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officers · AP01
2022-06-13
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COURTNEY, Scarlett appointed
director
2022-06-09
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officers · AP01
2022-06-09
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2022-05-18
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CAMERON, Neil appointed
director
2022-05-18
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GORDON, David appointed
director
2022-05-13
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REID, Kirsty appointed
director
2021-11-10
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MCLEAN, Aaron appointed
director
2021-10-07
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TAYLOR, Amy, Councillor resigned
director
2020-08-07
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GRAHAM, Isobel resigned
director
2019-12-31
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WOOD, Andrew resigned
director
2019-06-13
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MCLEAN, Raymond James appointed
director
2019-05-13
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BROWN, Francis Charles Davidson resigned
director
2018-12-01
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GRAHAM, Isobel appointed
director
2018-11-28
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CORMACK, Graham Neil appointed
director
2018-06-12
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CALLOW, Gary John resigned
director
2018-02-06
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MACRAE, Marc James Robert, Councillor appointed
director
2018-02-06
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WILSON, Walter Stronach resigned
director
2017-07-01
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TAYLOR, Amy, Councillor appointed
director
2017-06-01
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WILSON, Walter Stronach appointed
director
2017-05-24
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BROWN, Francis Charles Davidson appointed
director
2017-05-04
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CREE, John Stewart resigned
director
2017-05-04
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ROSS, Douglas resigned
director
2017-05-04
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SHAND, Michael Robertson resigned
director

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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

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

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

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: CONNOR, Paul Anthony Gerard resigned 2026-01-20; DALE, Gillian Jane resigned 2026-01-20; MACRAE, Marc James Robert, Councillor resigned 2025-09-19

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️

The Moray Council

Corporate parent

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Moray Leisure Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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MORAY LEISURE (TRADING) LIMITED

This company · SC144040

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Moray Leisure Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016
The Moray Council Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	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

Incorporated1993-04-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Ord House Cradlehall Business Park

Caulfield Road North

Inverness

IV2 5GH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-11

Last: 2025-07-28