ST. ANDREWS GOLF COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC288246 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32300
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees400400

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2021-12-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-03-31
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    GLEN, Ewan Richard Kerr resigned
    director
  14. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2007-10-31
    ➕
    STEEDMAN, Hamish William Ronald appointed
    secretary
  16. 2007-10-31
    ➖
    WHITE, John Hamish resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-03-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2006-04-06
    ➕
    WHITE, John Hamish appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-01-01
    ➖
    KERR, Barry resigned
    director
  20. 2005-11-11
    ➕
    GLEN, Ewan Richard Kerr appointed
    director
  21. 2005-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ST. ANDREWS GOLF COMPANY LIMITED
  22. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    STEEDMAN, Hamish William Ronald appointed
    director
  23. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-07-29
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    KERR, Barry appointed
    director
  26. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2005-07-29
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hamish William Ronald Steedman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32300 — SIC 32300

Registered office

20 St Andrews Road
Largoward
St Andrews
Fife
KY9 1HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

STEEDMAN, Hamish William Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEEDMAN, Hamish William Ronald→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITE, John Hamish→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-29 · resigned 2005-07-29
Resigned
GLEN, Ewan Richard Kerr→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-11-11 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned
KERR, Barry→
director · ~83y · appointed 2005-07-29 · resigned 2006-01-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-07-29 · resigned 2005-07-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property27/03/2007—
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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18