GOLF PASSPORT LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC346502 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£715.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £715,063

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£715k
↑ 9.2% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↓ 7.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£143k£286k£429k£572k£715kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£715.1k£654.8k
Current assets£33.0k£35.6k
Net assets£715.1k£654.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-10-16
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  3. 2024-05-23
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  4. 2023-05-23
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  5. 2022-05-30
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  6. 2021-12-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-12-14
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    TICKELL, Ian Paul Fraser resigned
    director
  8. 2021-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-08-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2021-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2020-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2019-05-29
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  14. 2018-05-24
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  15. 2017-05-23
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  16. 2016-05-10
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-07-25
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    TICKELL, Ian Paul Fraser appointed
    director
  18. 2012-04-30
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    SAVEGE, John Storrier appointed
    director
  19. 2008-08-01
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    Company incorporated
    As GOLF PASSPORT LTD.
  20. 2008-08-01
    ➕
    WEBB, Alan Gordon appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-08-01
    ➕
    WEBB, Alan Gordon appointed
    director
  22. 2008-08-01
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-08-01
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-08-01
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-08-01
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Gordon Webb
Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-08-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Level 5, 9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

WEBB, Alan Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-01
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Active
SAVEGE, John Storrier→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-04-30
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Active
WEBB, Alan Gordon→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-01 · resigned 2008-08-01
Resigned
TICKELL, Ian Paul Fraser→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-07-25 · resigned 2021-12-14
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-08-01 · resigned 2008-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-20