THE SCOTTISH SUB AQUA CLUB

🌳Matureactive

SC313935 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-12-28

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

35 officers (6 active, 35 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

5 active PSC(s) of 12 total, 12 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

128 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	700	1000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (87 events)Click to expand

2025-12-29
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PRYER, Stephen resigned
director
2025-12-29
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officers · TM01
2025-12-16
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SHERRARD, David William appointed
director
2025-12-16
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WILCZYNSKI, Piotr Jozef appointed
director
2025-12-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-12-16
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officers · AP01
2025-12-16
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officers · AP01
2025-09-25
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accounts · AA
2024-12-12
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address · AD01
2024-11-18
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LAW, David John resigned
director
2024-11-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-30
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accounts · AA
2024-05-16
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officers · AP01
2024-05-15
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LAW, David John appointed
director
2024-05-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-07
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PURCELL, Alan James resigned
director
2024-05-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-07
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officers · TM01
2023-11-30
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PURCELL, Alan James appointed
director
2023-11-30
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-30
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officers · AP01
2023-11-20
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MCKAY, Samantha Jane appointed
director
2023-11-20
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-20
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officers · AP01
2023-11-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-04
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officers · TM01
2023-11-04
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officers · TM01
2023-10-25
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COCKER, Alan Henry resigned
director
2023-10-25
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EWAN, Edna resigned
director
2023-10-25
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OLIVER, Sarah resigned
director
2023-10-25
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YOUNG, Gordon resigned
director
2022-12-30
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EDSER, Rod John resigned
director
2022-12-30
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PRYER, Stephen appointed
director
2022-12-30
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YOUNG, William Morrison resigned
director
2019-12-20
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MCCULLOCH, Alastair appointed
director
2019-01-28
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COCKER, Alan Henry appointed
director
2019-01-03
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OLIVER, Sarah appointed
director
2016-12-28
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YOUNG, William Morrison appointed
director
2016-12-01
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BERRIE, Mark Stewart resigned
director
2016-03-31
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MACRAE, Andrew resigned
director
2015-09-20
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TURNBULL, Geoff appointed
director
2014-09-20
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EDSER, Rod John appointed
director
2014-09-20
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GRAHAM, Iain Kirkpatrick, Dr resigned
director
2014-09-20
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MCMURDO, Claire resigned
director
2013-12-04
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HEWITT, Alex resigned
director
2013-11-10
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BERRIE, Mark Stewart appointed
director
2013-09-26
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ANDERSON, James Barrie resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 87 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

5 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Samantha Jane Mckay Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/11/2023
Mr Stephen Pryer Individual · American · DOB 02/1968 · age 58	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/11/2022
Mr Alastair Mcculloch Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	10/09/2022
Mr Geoff Turnbull Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	07/09/2016
Mr Alexander Donald Meiklem Mcpherson Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	07/09/2016

7 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr David John Lawceased 18/11/2024· significant influence
Mr Alan James Purcellceased 07/05/2024· significant influence
Ms Sahra Oliverceased 25/10/2023· significant influence
Ms Edna Ewanceased 25/10/2023· significant influence
Mr Gordon Youngceased 25/10/2023· significant influence
Mr Rod John Edserceased 30/12/2022· significant influence
Mr William Morrison Youngceased 30/12/2022· significant influence

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-12-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Stirling Business Centre Office 52

Wellgreen Pl

Stirling

FK8 2DZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-12

Last: 2025-12-29