CASTLEWOOD LEISURE CLUB LIMITED

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SC329739 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-22
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£1.13M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -69% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.6y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,132,412
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£32k
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£226k£453k£679k£906k£1.1mAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£1.65M£1.64M
Current assets£45.2k£106.8k
Cash£31.7k£100.9k
Debtors£13.5k£5.9k
Net assets£1.13M£1.11M

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-08
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  5. 2023-05-31
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  6. 2022-08-31
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  7. 2021-08-31
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  8. 2020-09-04
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  9. 2020-09-04
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  10. 2020-08-31
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  11. 2019-08-26
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  12. 2019-05-31
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  13. 2019-03-28
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  14. 2019-03-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  15. 2018-09-18
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    LC SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2018-05-31
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  17. 2017-06-05
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  18. 2017-06-05
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  19. 2017-06-03
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    COUTTS, Graeme Forbes resigned
    director
  20. 2017-06-03
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    COUTTS, Morag resigned
    director
  21. 2016-11-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2009-10-09
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    SMITH, Alison resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-10-09
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    LC SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2009-10-09
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    COUTTS, Graeme Forbes appointed
    director
  25. 2009-10-09
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    COUTTS, Morag appointed
    director
  26. 2007-10-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  27. 2007-10-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  28. 2007-08-22
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    Company incorporated
    As CASTLEWOOD LEISURE CLUB LIMITED
  29. 2007-08-22
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    SMITH, Alison appointed
    director
  30. 2007-08-22
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    SMITH, William Allan appointed
    director
  31. 2007-08-22
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    SMITH, Alison appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graeme Forbes Coutts
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016
Mrs Alison Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/06/2016
Mr William Allan Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2007-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Benview
Strachan
Banchory
Kincardineshire
AB31 6NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SMITH, Alison→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, William Allan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-22 · resigned 2009-10-09
Resigned
LC SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-10-09 · resigned 2018-09-18
Resigned
COUTTS, Graeme Forbes→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-10-09 · resigned 2017-06-03
Resigned
COUTTS, Morag→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-10-09 · resigned 2017-06-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property21/03/2019—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—17/11/2016—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property26/10/2007—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property04/10/2007—
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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
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accounts · AA
2021-08-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04
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officers · CH01
2020-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-04