THE DUNDEE & PERTH POLO CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC281022 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-03-03

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

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 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (5 active, 21 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

94 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

2026-04-02
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BELL, Thomas Richard appointed
director
2026-04-02
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officers · AP01
2026-03-06
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BELL, Thomas Richard resigned
director
2026-03-06
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officers · TM01
2025-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
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WALTER, Nicholas Robert resigned
director
2023-04-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-03-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-25
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officers · TM01
2022-11-25
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officers · TM01
2022-11-25
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officers · TM02
2022-11-14
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GRAY, Helen Sarah resigned
secretary
2022-11-14
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DRUMMOND MORAY, John resigned
director
2022-11-14
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HERIOT MAITLAND, James Richard resigned
director
2022-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-21
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officers · AP01
2022-04-21
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officers · AP01
2022-04-21
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officers · AP03
2022-04-12
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HUMPHRIES, Andrew Hamilton, Dr appointed
director
2022-04-12
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MUNNOCH, Peter Alexander Clarence appointed
director
2022-04-12
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GRAY, Helen Sarah appointed
secretary
2022-04-12
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LOCKHART, Gillian resigned
secretary
2022-04-12
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FOX-PITT, Edward Arthur Mervyn resigned
director
2022-04-12
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GRAY, Helen Sarah resigned
director
2021-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-11-01
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ANDERSON, Shirley Mackenzie resigned
director
2013-11-01
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ARCHIBALD, Alasdair Robert James resigned
director
2013-04-19
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TAIT, Elaine Jean appointed
director
2013-04-19
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GRAY, Helen Sarah appointed
director
2007-09-01
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LOCKHART, Gillian appointed
secretary
2007-08-31
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GARNETT, Conrad Peter Almeric resigned
secretary
2006-12-12
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BROMLEY-MARTIN, Lorna resigned
director
2005-10-26
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ANDERSON, Shirley Mackenzie appointed
director
2005-04-11
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YOUNG, Peter resigned
director
2005-03-14
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BROMLEY-MARTIN, Lorna appointed
director
2005-03-14
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WALTER, Nicholas Robert appointed
director
2005-03-03
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Company incorporated
As THE DUNDEE & PERTH POLO CLUB LIMITED
2005-03-03
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CRAWFORD, James Henry Duncan, Captain appointed
director
2005-03-03
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GARNETT, Conrad Peter Almeric appointed
secretary
2005-03-03
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-03-03
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-03-03
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ARCHIBALD, Alasdair Robert James appointed
director
2005-03-03
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BELL, Thomas Richard appointed
director
2005-03-03
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DRUMMOND MORAY, John appointed
director

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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

-5 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2005-03-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Naughton House

Wormit

Newport On Tay

Fife

DD6 8RN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-17

Last: 2026-03-03