ST. ANDREWS GOLF SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC201831 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-25

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

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	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-12-03
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officers · CH03
2025-12-03
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officers · CH01
2025-08-22
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2021-01-11
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2019-09-03
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2016-09-06
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2015-11-26
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1999-12-10
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HENRETTY, Michael William Francis appointed
secretary
1999-12-10
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HENRETTY, Marian Pius appointed
director
1999-12-10
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HENRETTY, Michael William Francis appointed
director
1999-12-10
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PAGAN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1999-12-10
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CLARKE, John Bernard resigned
director
1999-11-25
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Company incorporated
As ST. ANDREWS GOLF SERVICES LIMITED
1999-11-25
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PAGAN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1999-11-25
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CLARKE, John Bernard appointed
director

Owner dependency

91/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 Michael William Francis Henretty Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-11-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Killearn 21 Hepburn Gardens

St. Andrews

Fife

KY16 9DG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-09

Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HENRETTY, Michael William Francis→

secretary · appointed 1999-12-10

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Active

HENRETTY, Marian Pius→

director · ~72y · appointed 1999-12-10

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Active

HENRETTY, Michael William Francis→

director · ~74y · appointed 1999-12-10

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Active

PAGAN SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-11-25 · resigned 1999-12-10

Resigned

CLARKE, John Bernard→

director · ~71y · appointed 1999-11-25 · resigned 1999-12-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

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officers · CH03

2025-12-03

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-03

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officers · CH01

2025-12-03