MIDSTRATH EQUIWORLD CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC231244 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-05-08

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to May 2025

Net worth

£74.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

50 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £74,871

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,930 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£75k

↓ 2.5% YoY

Current Assets

£21k

↓ 11% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£74.9k	£76.8k
Current assets	£21.5k	£24.1k
Net assets	£74.9k	£76.8k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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2021-02-22
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2020-02-24
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2019-02-22
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2018-02-26
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2017-02-27
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2016-05-12
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2016-02-19
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2015-05-12
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2014-05-20
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2014-02-24
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2007-01-01
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MAHER, Diane appointed
secretary
2006-02-28
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GOODFELLOW, Gail resigned
secretary
2002-05-08
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Company incorporated
As MIDSTRATH EQUIWORLD CLUB LIMITED
2002-05-08
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MAHER, Diane appointed
director
2002-05-08
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MAHER, Mark appointed
director
2002-05-08
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GOODFELLOW, Gail appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

84/100

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Maher Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	01/05/2017
Mrs Diane Maher Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	01/05/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2002-05-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Midstrath

Ballogie

Aboyne

AB34 5EA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-22

Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MAHER, Diane→

secretary · appointed 2007-01-01

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Active

MAHER, Diane→

director · ~62y · appointed 2002-05-08

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Active

MAHER, Mark→

director · ~64y · appointed 2002-05-08

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Active

GOODFELLOW, Gail→

secretary · appointed 2002-05-08 · resigned 2006-02-28

Resigned

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