BANKS O'DEE SPORTS CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC175110 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-05-02

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 25.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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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 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.9y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 25.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

79 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-03-02
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2025-03-06
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2024-02-27
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2023-02-28
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2022-02-21
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2021-03-12
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2020-02-20
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2019-02-22
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2018-02-26
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2017-02-28
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2016-05-26
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mortgage · MR01
2016-05-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Scottish Sports Council Trading as Sportscotland
2016-05-06
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2016-02-19
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accounts · AA
2015-05-18
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2015-05-18
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officers · CH01
2015-05-18
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officers · CH01
2011-04-30
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BOYD, George Gavin resigned
director
2011-03-10
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GEE, Gavin David appointed
director
2009-07-31
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IRVINE, John Halliday resigned
secretary
2003-09-30
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BOYD, George Gavin appointed
director
2003-09-30
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IRVINE, John Halliday resigned
director
2003-03-27
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CARROL, Robert Alexander appointed
director
2003-03-27
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CHRISTIE, Gordon appointed
director
2003-03-27
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ALLAN, Keith Gordon resigned
director
2000-06-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1997-05-02
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Company incorporated
As BANKS O'DEE SPORTS CLUB LIMITED
1997-05-02
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IRVINE, John Halliday appointed
secretary
1997-05-02
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ALLAN, Keith Gordon appointed
director
1997-05-02
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IRVINE, John Halliday appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Iain Watson Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	10/04/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1997-05-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Banks O Dee Sports Club

Abbotswell Road

Aberdeen

AB12 3AB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-16

Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CARROL, Robert Alexander→

director · ~77y · appointed 2003-03-27

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Active

CHRISTIE, Gordon→

director · ~79y · appointed 2003-03-27

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Active

GEE, Gavin David→

director · ~63y · appointed 2011-03-10

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Active

IRVINE, John Halliday→

secretary · appointed 1997-05-02 · resigned 2009-07-31

Resigned

ALLAN, Keith Gordon→

director · ~66y · appointed 1997-05-02 · resigned 2003-03-27

Resigned

BOYD, George Gavin→

director · ~88y · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2011-04-30

Resigned

IRVINE, John Halliday→

director · ~85y · appointed 1997-05-02 · resigned 2003-09-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	The Scottish Sports Council Trading as Sportscotland	A registered charge	1 property	23/05/2016	—
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	22/06/2000	—

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