FERGUSSON LEISURE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC181660 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-19
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 28.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Holiday centres and villages
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.1 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 (78/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-07-14🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2021-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2019-05-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-05-01➕FERGUSSON, Mary Jane appointeddirector
- 2019-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-23🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-05-28➕FERGUSSON, Mary Jane appointedsecretary
- 2014-05-28➖FERGUSSON, Linda resignedsecretary
- 2003-02-28➖FERGUSSON, John resigneddirector
- 1998-05-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1998-03-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1998-01-28➕FERGUSSON, John Steel appointeddirector
- 1998-01-28➕FERGUSSON, Linda appointedsecretary
- 1998-01-28➖ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-01-28➕FERGUSSON, John appointeddirector
- 1998-01-28➖ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-12-19🏢Company incorporatedAs FERGUSSON LEISURE LIMITED
- 1997-12-19➕ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-12-19➕ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
99/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FERGUSSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr John Steel Fergusson Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Mary Jane Fergusson Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| DEIRA COLLECTIVE LTD→ SC599675 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| ELECTRIC BAKERY LTD→ SC435515 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| FOOD ON THE FRONT LTD→ SC806566 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FOODNFLAMES LIMITED→ SC866203 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FOUNTAINHEAD COTTAGES LIMITED→ SC700939 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| FRAN'S COFFEE HOUSE LIMITED→ SC742421 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FRANS'S LIMITED→ SC853838 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRAZER HOSPITALITY LTD→ SC860208 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRIED CHICKS SALTCOATS LTD→ SC866680 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-12-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55201 — Holiday centres and villages
Registered office
Chaptelton Farm
Kirkmichael
Maybole
KA19 7LR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
FERGUSSON, Mary Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-05-28
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FERGUSSON, John Steel→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1998-01-28
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FERGUSSON, Mary Jane→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-05-01
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FERGUSSON, Linda→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-01-28 · resigned 2014-05-28
ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-19 · resigned 1998-01-28
FERGUSSON, John→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1998-01-28 · resigned 2003-02-28
ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-12-19 · resigned 1998-01-28
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/05/2018 | 14/07/2021 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 25/05/1998 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 10/03/1998 | — |
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Recent filings (91 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-01