SPORTS DRIVING

🌳Matureactive

SC332979 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-10-26

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 Nov 2024

Net worth

£65.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

17 officers (6 active, 17 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £65,512

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£66k

↑ 130% YoY

Current Assets

£66k

↑ 130% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£65.5k	£28.5k
Current assets	£65.5k	£28.5k
Net assets	£65.5k	£28.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-07-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-17
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-31
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FERGUSSON, John resigned
director
2024-04-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-12
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HARRISON, Roger appointed
director
2023-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-05-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-22
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MACKAY, Katherine Isabella, Dr resigned
director
2021-04-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-29
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MACKAY, Katherine Isabella, Dr appointed
director
2016-11-01
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FERGUSSON, John appointed
director
2016-11-01
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HAYWARD, Susan Claire Long resigned
director
2015-06-01
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SCOTT, Kimberly appointed
director
2015-05-31
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JAMES, Rosemary resigned
director
2013-03-06
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GIBBS, Rosemary Vonne resigned
director
2011-03-03
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HODGSON, Brenda appointed
director
2011-03-03
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HAYWARD, Andrew Dudley resigned
director
2011-03-03
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HOUSTON, Elspeth resigned
director
2010-01-28
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DERNIE, Merlin resigned
director
2010-01-28
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GIBBS, Rosemary Vonne appointed
director
2009-01-29
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HAYWARD, Andrew Dudley appointed
director
2009-01-29
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HAYWARD, Susan Claire Long appointed
director
2009-01-29
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HILLMAN, Helen resigned
director
2008-11-24
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HILLMAN, Christopher resigned
director
2008-11-07
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NOBLE, Sarah resigned
director
2007-10-26
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Company incorporated
As SPORTS DRIVING
2007-10-26
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FLEXNEY, Rosemary Ann appointed
secretary
2007-10-26
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FLEXNEY, Rosemary Ann appointed
director
2007-10-26
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PERN, Liza Jane appointed
director
2007-10-26
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DERNIE, Merlin appointed
director
2007-10-26
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HILLMAN, Christopher appointed
director
2007-10-26
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HILLMAN, Helen appointed
director
2007-10-26
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HOUSTON, Elspeth appointed
director
2007-10-26
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JAMES, Rosemary appointed
director
2007-10-26
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NOBLE, Sarah appointed
director

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — 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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2007-10-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Nether Boreland

Boreland

Lockerbie

Dumfriesshire

DG11 2LL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-09

Last: 2025-10-26