LAURENCEKIRK YOUTH & COMMUNITY VENTURE

🌳Matureactive
SC180965 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-11-26
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£103.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90040Operation of arts facilities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
19 officers (7 active, 19 linked, 14 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £103,775

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£104k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£21k£42k£62k£83k£104kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£103.8k£99.0k
Current assets£18.6k£13.9k
Net assets£103.8k£99.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-01
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  2. 2024-07-15
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  3. 2023-04-12
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  4. 2022-03-17
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  5. 2021-04-26
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  6. 2020-06-10
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  7. 2019-06-05
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  8. 2018-03-14
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  9. 2017-07-05
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  10. 2016-08-26
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  11. 2015-12-10
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  12. 2015-09-03
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  13. 2014-12-18
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  14. 2014-12-18
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  15. 2014-12-18
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  16. 2014-11-05
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    GAULD, Douglas Scott resigned
    director
  17. 2011-11-26
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    FREEMAN, Elizabeth Burness resigned
    director
  18. 2011-10-03
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    IRONSIDE, Alexander resigned
    director
  19. 2007-10-31
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    LEITCH, Richard Fisher resigned
    director
  20. 2006-10-25
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    MURRAY, Edward Strachan appointed
    director
  21. 2006-10-25
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    FREEMAN, Elizabeth Burness appointed
    director
  22. 2005-05-03
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    MACLEOD, Mary Christine resigned
    director
  23. 2004-10-20
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    INNES, Sheila resigned
    director
  24. 2001-11-27
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    SMITH, Allan James appointed
    director
  25. 2001-11-27
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    GAULD, Douglas Scott appointed
    director
  26. 1999-06-07
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    MACKAY, Fiona Lilian resigned
    director
  27. 1998-09-30
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    RICHARDSON, Shelagh Ross appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-09-30
    ➖
    BANSKI, Laura Ann resigned
    secretary
  29. 1998-09-30
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    BANSKI, Laura Ann resigned
    director
  30. 1997-11-26
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    Company incorporated
    As LAURENCEKIRK YOUTH & COMMUNITY VENTURE
  31. 1997-11-26
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    BELL, Alan William appointed
    director
  32. 1997-11-26
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    CRAIG, Lesley Mary appointed
    director
  33. 1997-11-26
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    DEY, Mary Linda appointed
    director
  34. 1997-11-26
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Shelagh Ross appointed
    director
  35. 1997-11-26
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    BANSKI, Laura Ann appointed
    secretary
  36. 1997-11-26
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1997-11-26
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1997-11-26
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    BANSKI, Laura Ann appointed
    director
  39. 1997-11-26
    ➕
    INNES, Sheila appointed
    director
  40. 1997-11-26
    ➕
    IRONSIDE, Alexander appointed
    director
  41. 1997-11-26
    ➕
    LEITCH, Richard Fisher appointed
    director
  42. 1997-11-26
    ➕
    MACKAY, Fiona Lilian appointed
    director
  43. 1997-11-26
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Mary Christine appointed
    director
  44. 1997-11-26
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 1997-11-26
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 1997-11-26
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  47. 1997-11-26
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
Incorporated1997-11-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

The Venue
84 High Street
Laurencekirk
AB30 1BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (7 active · 12 resigned)

RICHARDSON, Shelagh Ross→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-30
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Active
BELL, Alan William→
director · ~55y · appointed 1997-11-26
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Active
CRAIG, Lesley Mary→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-11-26
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Active
DEY, Mary Linda→
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-11-26
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Active
MURRAY, Edward Strachan→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-10-25
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Active
RICHARDSON, Shelagh Ross→
director · ~74y · appointed 1997-11-26
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Active
SMITH, Allan James→
director · ~75y · appointed 2001-11-27
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Active
BANSKI, Laura Ann→
secretary · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 1998-09-30
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 1997-11-26
Resigned
BANSKI, Laura Ann→
director · ~74y · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 1998-09-30
Resigned
FREEMAN, Elizabeth Burness→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-10-25 · resigned 2011-11-26
Resigned
GAULD, Douglas Scott→
director · ~86y · appointed 2001-11-27 · resigned 2014-11-05
Resigned
INNES, Sheila→
director · ~70y · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 2004-10-20
Resigned
IRONSIDE, Alexander→
director · ~107y · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 2011-10-03
Resigned
LEITCH, Richard Fisher→
director · ~80y · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned
MACKAY, Fiona Lilian→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 1999-06-07
Resigned
MACLEOD, Mary Christine→
director · ~76y · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 2005-05-03
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 1997-11-26
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 1997-11-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

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2025-05-01
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2024-11-26
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2024-07-15
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2023-11-28
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2023-04-12
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2022-11-28
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2022-03-17
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2021-11-29
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2021-04-26
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2020-12-02
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2020-06-10
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2019-12-02
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2019-06-05
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