OLDFOGGIES SKICLUB LIMITED
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-166.7k | £-156.5k |
| Cash | £3.6k | £928 |
| Net assets | £-166.7k | £-156.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-30➖MACLAURIN, Patricia Anne resigneddirector
- 2023-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18➕GARDEN, Ian Ross appointeddirector
- 2023-10-18➕VEITCH, Emma Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-27📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-28➕KRAMER, Kerstin, Dr appointeddirector
- 2016-11-10➖GILMOUR, Douglas Graham resigneddirector
- 2016-11-02➖ATHERTON, John Christopher resigneddirector
- 2016-03-23➖LAMPRELL, Nikki resigneddirector
- 2016-02-15➕BOLDY, Gillian appointeddirector
- 2011-11-11➕LAMPRELL, Nikki appointeddirector
- 2011-11-01➕MITCHELL, Pamela Margaret appointeddirector
- 2011-11-01➕ATHERTON, John Christopher appointeddirector
- 2011-11-01➕GILMOUR, Douglas Graham appointeddirector
- 2011-11-01➕MACLAURIN, Patricia Anne appointeddirector
- 2011-09-01➖MCBRIDE, Hamish Macneill resigneddirector
- 2006-07-28➖ATHERTON, John resigneddirector
- 2006-07-28➕MCBRIDE, Hamish Macneill appointeddirector
- 2006-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs OLDFOGGIES SKICLUB LIMITED
- 2006-07-27➕KEMP, Elspeth Anne appointedsecretary
- 2006-07-27➕KEMP, Elspeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2006-07-27➕ATHERTON, John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -6 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 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Elspeth Anne Kemp Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 27/09/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (7 active · 6 resigned)
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