ABERDEEN SPORTS VILLAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC327879 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-17

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

75/100

Strong

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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 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

31 officers (7 active, 31 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

121 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2026-04-09
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officers · AP01
2026-04-09
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accounts · AA
2026-03-27
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MACFARLANE, Alistair Law appointed
director
2026-03-19
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officers · TM01
2025-12-19
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KIRKPATRICK, Graeme resigned
director
2025-09-05
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officers · CH01
2025-09-05
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officers · TM01
2025-08-08
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MCKENNA, Edward Crainiey, Rev resigned
director
2025-06-17
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officers · AP01
2025-06-14
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BELL, Malcolm Fraser appointed
director
2025-06-10
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address · AD01
2025-06-10
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officers · TM02
2025-06-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-31
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2025-05-21
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DYKER, Debbie Jayne resigned
director
2025-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
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officers · TM01
2024-09-30
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officers · AP01
2024-09-30
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officers · AP01
2024-09-27
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BROWN, Abbe Elizabeth Lockhart appointed
director
2024-09-27
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DENHAM, Charles Michael appointed
director
2024-09-27
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RUDDIMAN, Robert John Arthur resigned
director
2024-07-10
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officers · TM01
2024-06-28
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KERR, Mark Robert resigned
director
2024-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
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officers · AP01
2023-08-23
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DYKER, Debbie Jayne appointed
director
2023-08-03
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officers · TM01
2023-07-19
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SLAVEN, Tracey resigned
director
2023-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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officers · AP01
2022-09-20
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officers · AP01
2022-09-16
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KIRKPATRICK, Graeme appointed
director
2022-09-16
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MCKENNA, Edward Crainiey, Rev appointed
director
2022-09-14
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officers · AP01
2022-09-09
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BLAKE, Catherine Lorna appointed
director
2022-07-11
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SHARKEY, Matthew Robert resigned
director
2022-06-20
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MCWILLIAMS, Clare Frances resigned
director
2022-05-09
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WHEELER, John resigned
director
2021-02-01
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SLAVEN, Tracey appointed
director
2020-12-31
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CANNON, Steven John resigned
director
2020-06-12
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CANNON, Steven John appointed
director
2019-07-15
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INGLIS, Caroline Jane resigned
director
2018-08-08
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GRAHAM, Sheila Margaret appointed
director
2018-08-08
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RUDDIMAN, Robert John Arthur appointed
director
2017-10-27
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-10-27
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-09-08
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GREAVES, Michael, Professor resigned
director
2017-09-08
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WHEELER, John appointed
director
2017-09-08
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YOUNG, William David resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned 2025-05-31; DYKER, Debbie Jayne resigned 2025-05-21; KIRKPATRICK, Graeme resigned 2025-12-19

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️

Aberdeen City Council

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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The University Court Of The University Of Aberdeen

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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ABERDEEN SPORTS VILLAGE LIMITED

This company · SC327879

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Aberdeen City Council Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
The University Court Of The University Of Aberdeen Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	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

Incorporated2007-07-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Aberdeen Sports Village

Linksfield Road

Aberdeen

AB24 5RU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last: 2025-07-17