LINKS GOLF TOURS ST. ANDREWS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC175694 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-22
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 19.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.5y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1900 | 1700 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-25🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2025-11-25🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-03-27➖GEMMELL, Violet Elizabeth Chapman resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-06🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2023-09-06🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2023-06-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-06-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-06-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-23➕RIGG, Aimee appointeddirector
- 2023-02-23➕RIGG, Sam appointeddirector
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-16🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-04-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2012-09-06🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-08-10🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-09-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2006-11-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2006-11-09🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2006-10-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2006-10-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2000-05-10➕GEMMELL, Violet Elizabeth Chapman appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-10➖RIGG, Mark Robert resignedsecretary
- 2000-05-10➖RIGG, Harold Leitch resigneddirector
- 1997-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs LINKS GOLF TOURS ST. ANDREWS LIMITED
- 1997-05-22➕RIGG, Mark Robert appointeddirector
- 1997-05-22➕RIGG, Mark Robert appointedsecretary
- 1997-05-22➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-05-22➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-05-22➕RIGG, Harold Leitch appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RIGG, Aimee (same surname) appointed 2023-02-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Links Golf St. Andrews Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Links Golf St. Andrews Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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LINKS GOLF TOURS ST. ANDREWS LIMITED
This company · SC175694
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Links Golf St. Andrews Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 21/06/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mark Robert Riggceased 21/06/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-05-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities
Registered office
7 Pilmour Links
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9JG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
RIGG, Mark Robert→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1997-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEMMELL, Violet Elizabeth Chapman→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-10 · resigned 2024-03-27
RIGG, Mark Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-05-22 · resigned 2000-05-10
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-05-22 · resigned 1997-05-22
RIGG, Harold Leitch→
Resigneddirector · ~103y · appointed 1997-05-22 · resigned 2000-05-10
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/09/2016 | 25/11/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 06/09/2012 | 06/09/2023 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 10/08/2012 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 15/11/2006 | 25/11/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 09/11/2006 | 06/09/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 26/10/2006 | 26/04/2013 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 24/10/2006 | 05/09/2007 |
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Recent filings (98 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-06-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-23