KILLEARN COMMUNITY FUTURES COMPANY

🌳Matureactive

SC253299 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-07-25

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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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

Active trading company with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 91). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 13.8y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

55 officers (11 active, 55 linked, 48 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

164 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (123 events)Click to expand

2025-11-13
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BALLANTYNE, Robert Bonar resigned
director
2025-11-13
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officers · TM01
2025-11-05
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accounts · AA
2025-10-22
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officers · AP01
2025-10-22
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officers · TM01
2025-10-21
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SOMERVILLE, William Iain Munro appointed
director
2025-10-21
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SHAW, Euan Stewart Warren resigned
director
2024-11-04
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officers · AP01
2024-10-22
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THOMPSON, Jan, Mr. appointed
director
2024-10-22
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accounts · AA
2024-08-09
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address · AD01
2024-08-06
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officers · TM01
2024-06-16
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DEAS, Frank James Harvey resigned
director
2024-03-19
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officers · AP01
2024-02-21
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officers · AP03
2024-02-06
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SOMERVILLE, William Iain Munro appointed
secretary
2023-10-25
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accounts · AA
2023-08-17
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2023-08-01
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JONES, Elizabeth, Dr. appointed
director
2023-05-09
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SIMPSON, Kirstine Mcdonald resigned
director
2022-11-10
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officers · AP01
2022-11-10
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2022-10-30
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officers · TM01
2022-10-30
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officers · TM01
2022-10-27
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ALEXANDER, Kenneth Iain resigned
director
2022-10-27
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DEAS, Frank James Harvey appointed
director
2022-10-27
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PARKER, James Frederick Somerville resigned
director
2022-10-27
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SHAW, Euan Stewart Warren appointed
director
2022-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
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officers · TM02
2021-11-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-28
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2021-10-21
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HOWIE, Iain resigned
secretary
2021-10-21
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HOWIE, Iain resigned
director
2020-10-15
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GRAY, Michael David Mark resigned
director
2020-02-01
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HAYTON, Ronnie appointed
director
2020-01-31
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PTOLEMY, James appointed
director
2020-01-31
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GOWER, Anna Jane Gillespie resigned
director
2019-10-24
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RENNIE, Fiona Mary appointed
director
2019-08-01
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BAILEY, Nancy Ellen Messimer resigned
secretary
2019-08-01
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HOWIE, Iain appointed
secretary
2019-08-01
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HARRISON, Margaret Mary resigned
director
2019-08-01
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SIMMERS, Brian Maxwell resigned
director
2018-10-18
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HAWKINS, Nicholas appointed
director
2018-10-18
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GOWER, Anna Jane Gillespie appointed
director
2018-10-18
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SIMPSON, Kirstine Mcdonald appointed
director
2018-02-06
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FRASER, Graeme Alexander Horne appointed
director
2017-10-19
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MCARTHUR, Neil Hamilton resigned
director
2017-10-19
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WATT, Gwenda Elizabeth resigned
director
2017-05-13
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Charge satisfied #1

Showing most recent 50 of 123 events

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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

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Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BALLANTYNE, Robert Bonar resigned 2025-11-13; SHAW, Euan Stewart Warren resigned 2025-10-21

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-07-25

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

Killearn Village Hall

5 Balfron Road

Killearn

G63 9NL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-23

Last: 2025-08-09