ARBROATH FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC276703 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-01

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 21.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 64). 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 21.1y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 21.1 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: medium (74/100)

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

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

Directors & officers

26 officers (9 active, 26 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

244 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

—

Net Worth

—

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	52	5200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 capital

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 capital
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2026-06-30
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accounts · AA
2026-05-19
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capital · SH01
2026-03-02
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-22
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-30
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-12
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-01
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-23
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officers · TM01
2025-09-20
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OGILVIE, William resigned
director
2025-08-28
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officers · AP01
2025-08-20
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SMYTH, Neil Andrew Geddes appointed
director
2025-07-26
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capital · SH01
2025-07-21
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officers · AP01
2025-07-10
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BRUCE, Jon Joseph appointed
director
2025-06-25
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capital · SH01
2025-06-13
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officers · TM01
2025-06-02
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MOIR, Gary resigned
director
2025-06-01
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-11
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-10
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officers · TM01
2025-05-08
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WEST, Ewen resigned
director
2025-05-05
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BAIN, Douglas Neil resigned
director
2025-03-23
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-12
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mortgage · MR04
2025-03-12
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Charge satisfied #2
2025-03-11
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mortgage · MR04
2025-03-11
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-11-17
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officers · AP01
2024-11-17
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-06
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OGILVIE, William appointed
director
2024-08-30
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MILNE, Scott Charles appointed
director
2024-08-12
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BOOTH, Jonathan resigned
director
2024-05-21
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REID, Paul appointed
director
2024-05-21
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SCOTT, Barclay appointed
director
2024-05-14
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CAIRD, Michael Ian resigned
director
2024-02-12
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MCKEOWN, Anne Janette resigned
director
2021-07-14
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MOIR, Gary appointed
director
2017-09-02
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BOOTH, Jonathan appointed
director
2017-08-19
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BAIN, Douglas Neil appointed
director
2017-05-06
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CHRISTISON, John Donaldson resigned
director
2017-05-06
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HASLAM, James, Professor resigned
director
2015-12-24
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CAMERON, Alistair Innes Callum resigned
director
2015-06-14
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CARGILL, Brian appointed
director
2015-05-30
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FAIRWEATHER, Malcolm Lindsay resigned
director
2015-02-10
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WEST, Ewen appointed
director
2012-08-01
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ANGUS, Ian James resigned
director
2012-05-31
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RIPLEY, Robert Alan resigned
director
2012-03-05
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SIM, Robert John appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 71 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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ANGUS RIDING FOR THE DISABLED→ SC289513 · est 2005	—	—	—	300	20y	81	66y
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ARTS AND COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION→ SC241593 · est 2002	—	—	£180	—	23y	81	72y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-12-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Gayfield Park

Gayfield

Arbroath

Angus

DD11 1QB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-15

Last: 2025-12-01