GIVE THEM A SPORTING CHANCE

🌳Matureactive

SC176017 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-06-02

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

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£61.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

16 officers (7 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

87 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £61,411

Cash YoY

+25%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£62k

↑ 25% YoY

Net Worth

£61k

↑ 27% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£61.4k	£48.5k
Current assets	—	£49.5k
Cash	£61.9k	£49.5k
Net assets	£61.4k	£48.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-03-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-25
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MACPHAIL, William Angus Dawson resigned
director
2024-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
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HUGGETT, Ian David appointed
director
2022-04-01
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MUNCASTER, Lawson Cameron appointed
director
2022-04-01
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NEWNHAM, Eric Robert appointed
director
2022-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-15
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HART, Alan resigned
director
2020-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-10-09
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MARTELL, Charles Edward appointed
director
2004-12-31
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CAUNT, John resigned
director
2004-09-30
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STEWART, Norman Macleod resigned
director
2004-09-30
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STRANG, Francis George resigned
director
2002-11-07
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CAUNT, John appointed
director
2002-11-07
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HART, Alan appointed
director
2002-11-07
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MACPHAIL, William Angus Dawson appointed
director
2002-11-07
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WOOD, Raymond resigned
director
2000-06-17
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WILSON, Elspeth Mhairi appointed
director
1999-07-01
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
1997-06-02
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Company incorporated
As GIVE THEM A SPORTING CHANCE
1997-06-02
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GOSS, Benjamin Charles appointed
secretary
1997-06-02
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GOSS, Benjamin Charles appointed
director
1997-06-02
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-06-02
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-06-02
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STEWART, Norman Macleod appointed
director
1997-06-02
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STRANG, Francis George appointed
director
1997-06-02
➕
WOOD, Raymond appointed
director
1997-06-02
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1997-06-02
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1997-06-02
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1997-06-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Steadings

Milton Brae

Miltonduff, By Elgin

IV30 3TL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-16

Last: 2025-06-02