STADIUM ABERDEEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC299691 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-27

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 19.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

27 officers (10 active, 27 linked, 23 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

121 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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2025-02-24
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2025-02-19
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2025-02-10
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LAWRIE, David Ernest appointed
director
2024-01-18
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accounts · AA
2023-06-12
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officers · TM01
2023-05-31
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WICKS, Robert Somerset resigned
director
2023-03-30
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officers · AP01
2023-03-13
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BURROWS, Alan Gordon appointed
director
2023-02-14
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accounts · AA
2022-08-11
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officers · TM01
2022-08-11
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2022-08-08
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EFSTATHIOU, Dimitrios appointed
director
2022-08-08
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EALES, Darren Graham resigned
director
2022-05-19
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officers · AP01
2022-05-09
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GARNER, William appointed
director
2022-01-19
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accounts · AA
2021-06-11
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2021-06-11
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officers · TM01
2021-06-03
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OGILVIE, Zoe Sutherland appointed
director
2021-06-03
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BUCHAN, Gordon Andrew resigned
director
2021-05-26
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accounts · AA
2020-07-22
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FRASER, Duncan Grant resigned
director
2020-07-22
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officers · TM01
2020-07-22
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2020-07-10
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MACIVER, Kevin Duncan appointed
director
2020-03-26
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accounts · AA
2019-12-17
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2019-12-16
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BROWN, James Craig resigned
director
2019-12-16
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JACK, Ian resigned
director
2019-12-16
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SKINNER, Duncan Ross resigned
director
2019-11-21
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EALES, Darren Graham appointed
director
2019-03-29
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CROTTY, Thomas Joseph appointed
director
2018-07-30
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WICKS, Robert Somerset appointed
director
2018-06-22
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YULE, George Kynoch resigned
director
2017-11-13
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Charge satisfied #4
2017-09-19
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WELSH, Colin Ian resigned
director
2017-06-13
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CORMACK, David Alexander appointed
director
2015-01-20
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SKINNER, Duncan Ross appointed
director
2014-11-04
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Charge satisfied #7
2014-11-04
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Charge satisfied #6
2014-11-04
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Charge satisfied #1
2014-11-04
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Charge satisfied #3
2014-11-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2014-05-12
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BROWN, James Craig appointed
director
2013-10-19
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Charge satisfied #5
2013-06-28
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JOHNSTON, Roy Macdonald appointed
secretary
2013-06-28
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JOHNSTON, Edwin David resigned
secretary
2013-01-11
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
2012-07-30
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC

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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

-9 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 76 — 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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Aberdeen Football Club Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aberdeen Football Club Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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STADIUM ABERDEEN LIMITED

This company · SC299691

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Aberdeen Football Club Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-03-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Pittodrie Stadium

Pittodrie Street

Aberdeen

AB24 5QH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-10

Last: 2026-03-27