KEITH FOOTBALL CLUB LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC271946 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-13

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

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 17.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

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 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.3y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

20 officers (5 active, 20 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

104 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-01-21
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2023-08-28
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2023-01-25
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2022-02-17
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accounts · AA
2021-02-10
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accounts · AA
2020-12-02
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gazette · DISS40
2020-12-01
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-26
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accounts · AA
2018-12-05
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mortgage · MR04
2018-12-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-11-20
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gazette · DISS40
2018-11-10
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dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2018-10-30
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gazette · GAZ1
2018-07-03
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officers · AP01
2018-07-03
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2018-07-02
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LESLIE, Michael appointed
director
2018-06-29
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SIMPSON, Fiona appointed
secretary
2018-06-29
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SIMPSON, Fiona appointed
director
2018-06-28
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MACKENZIE, Wayne resigned
director
2018-01-01
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RODGER, Ryan resigned
director
2016-08-30
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MACKENZIE, Wayne appointed
director
2016-07-26
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STABLES, Alexander resigned
secretary
2016-07-26
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RUTHERFORD, Alexander Taket Anderson resigned
director
2016-07-26
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STABLES, Alexander resigned
director
2015-11-05
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TROUP, Andrew John appointed
director
2015-11-05
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RODGER, Ryan appointed
director
2015-08-12
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CRAIG, Charles George resigned
director
2015-08-12
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FOWLIE, Derek resigned
director
2015-08-12
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MORRISON, James John Beattie resigned
director
2015-08-12
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NICHOLSON, John resigned
director
2012-08-10
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FRASER, James Albert resigned
director
2012-08-10
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GEDDIE, James William resigned
director
2010-03-24
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GRANT, Ronald Malcolm Macpherson resigned
director
2009-01-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: James William Geddie and Another
2008-11-25
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FRASER, James Albert appointed
director
2008-08-18
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GEDDIE, James William appointed
director
2008-06-24
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MORRISON, James John Beattie appointed
director
2008-05-26
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FOWLIE, Derek appointed
director
2007-06-12
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CRAIG, Charles George appointed
director
2007-06-12
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GRANT, Ronald Malcolm Macpherson appointed
director
2007-06-12
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NICHOLSON, John appointed
director
2007-06-12
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RUTHERFORD, Alexander Taket Anderson appointed
director
2007-03-21
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STABLES, Alexander appointed
secretary
2005-08-31
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REID, John resigned
secretary
2004-08-13
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Company incorporated
As KEITH FOOTBALL CLUB LTD.
2004-08-13
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SIMPSON, Charles Bremner appointed
director
2004-08-13
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REID, John appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Andrew John Troup Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-08-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Kynoch Park

Balloch Road

Keith

Banffshire

AB55 5EN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-27

Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (5 active · 15 resigned)

SIMPSON, Fiona→

secretary · appointed 2018-06-29

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Active

LESLIE, Michael→

director · ~61y · appointed 2018-07-02

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Active

SIMPSON, Charles Bremner→

director · ~71y · appointed 2004-08-13

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Active

SIMPSON, Fiona→

director · ~69y · appointed 2018-06-29

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Active

TROUP, Andrew John→

director · ~46y · appointed 2015-11-05

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Active

REID, John→

secretary · appointed 2004-08-13 · resigned 2005-08-31

Resigned

STABLES, Alexander→

secretary · appointed 2007-03-21 · resigned 2016-07-26

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-13 · resigned 2004-08-13

Resigned

CRAIG, Charles George→

director · ~75y · appointed 2007-06-12 · resigned 2015-08-12

Resigned

FOWLIE, Derek→

director · ~67y · appointed 2008-05-26 · resigned 2015-08-12

Resigned

FRASER, James Albert→

director · ~61y · appointed 2008-11-25 · resigned 2012-08-10

Resigned

GEDDIE, James William→

director · ~63y · appointed 2008-08-18 · resigned 2012-08-10

Resigned

GRANT, Ronald Malcolm Macpherson→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-06-12 · resigned 2010-03-24

Resigned

MACKENZIE, Wayne→

director · ~54y · appointed 2016-08-30 · resigned 2018-06-28

Resigned

MORRISON, James John Beattie→

director · ~78y · appointed 2008-06-24 · resigned 2015-08-12

Resigned

NICHOLSON, John→

director · ~81y · appointed 2007-06-12 · resigned 2015-08-12

Resigned

RODGER, Ryan→

director · ~39y · appointed 2015-11-05 · resigned 2018-01-01

Resigned

RUTHERFORD, Alexander Taket Anderson→

director · ~86y · appointed 2007-06-12 · resigned 2016-07-26

Resigned

STABLES, Alexander→

director · ~77y · appointed 2004-08-13 · resigned 2016-07-26

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-13 · resigned 2004-08-13

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	James William Geddie and Another	Standard security	1 property	16/01/2009	05/12/2018

Recent filings (104 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-01-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-01-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-01-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-08-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-01-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-02-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-02-10

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2020-12-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-12-01

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2020-12-01