ANGUS RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

🌳Matureactive
SC289513 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-08-26
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
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2020-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2019-05-01
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  9. 2018-05-22
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  10. 2017-06-01
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  11. 2017-04-18
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2017-04-18
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-04-15
    MCINTOSH, Tricia Sheila appointed
    director
  14. 2017-04-15
    IVORY, Felicity resigned
    director
  15. 2016-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-18
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-04-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2016-04-16
    CROZIER, Alistair William Murray, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2016-04-16
    INGLIS, Forbes William resigned
    director
  20. 2015-04-18
    MUSTARD, Lynne Ruth appointed
    director
  21. 2015-04-18
    THOMSON, Jean resigned
    director
  22. 2010-06-12
    TORRIE, Anne Patterson resigned
    director
  23. 2010-06-07
    STURROCK, Robert Laing resigned
    director
  24. 2009-10-31
    ALLARDICE, Marion resigned
    director
  25. 2007-03-24
    REID, Elma resigned
    director
  26. 2006-08-21
    REID, Irene Margaret appointed
    director
  27. 2006-08-21
    ALLARDICE, Marion appointed
    director
  28. 2006-08-21
    INGLIS, Forbes William appointed
    director
  29. 2006-08-21
    STURROCK, Robert Laing appointed
    director
  30. 2006-08-21
    TORRIE, Anne Patterson appointed
    director
  31. 2005-10-31
    GERRARD, Joanne Donna resigned
    director
  32. 2005-10-31
    IVORY, Felicity appointed
    director
  33. 2005-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGUS RIDING FOR THE DISABLED
  34. 2005-08-26
    HORTON, Joanne Donna appointed
    secretary
  35. 2005-08-26
    GERRARD, Joanne Donna appointed
    director
  36. 2005-08-26
    REID, Elma appointed
    director
  37. 2005-08-26
    THOMSON, Jean appointed
    director

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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2005-08-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

South Bottymyre
Inverarity
By Forfar
Angus
DD8 2JR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)

HORTON, Joanne Donna
secretary · appointed 2005-08-26
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Active
CROZIER, Alistair William Murray, Dr
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-04-16
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Active
MCINTOSH, Tricia Sheila
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-04-15
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Active
MUSTARD, Lynne Ruth
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-04-18
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Active
REID, Irene Margaret
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-08-21
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Active
ALLARDICE, Marion
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2009-10-31
Resigned
GERRARD, Joanne Donna
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-08-26 · resigned 2005-10-31
Resigned
INGLIS, Forbes William
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2016-04-16
Resigned
IVORY, Felicity
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-10-31 · resigned 2017-04-15
Resigned
REID, Elma
director · ~85y · appointed 2005-08-26 · resigned 2007-03-24
Resigned
STURROCK, Robert Laing
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2010-06-07
Resigned
THOMSON, Jean
director · ~100y · appointed 2005-08-26 · resigned 2015-04-18
Resigned
TORRIE, Anne Patterson
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2010-06-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-01