YOUTH ENGAGING SPORT

🌳Matureactive

SC354111 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-01-27

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

76/100

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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (6 active, 18 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
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DEAN-PERRIN, John resigned
director
2025-10-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-04
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THAIN, Andrew resigned
director
2025-09-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-07
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accounts · AAMD
2018-12-26
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accounts · AA
2017-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-12
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officers · AP03
2017-10-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-10-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2017-10-12
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officers · AP03
2017-10-10
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CRUICKSHANK, Iain appointed
secretary
2017-10-10
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BUCHAN, Michael appointed
director
2017-10-10
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CRUICKSHANK, Bill appointed
director
2017-10-10
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CRUICKSHANK, Iain appointed
director
2017-10-10
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DOWNIE, Shirley appointed
director
2017-10-10
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SINCLAIR, John Alexander appointed
director
2017-10-10
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CRUICKSHANK, Iain appointed
secretary
2017-10-10
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CRUICKSHANK, Iain resigned
secretary
2017-10-10
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DEAN-PERRIN, Denise Eleanor resigned
secretary
2017-10-10
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ALLARDICE, Fiona Helmrich Paterson resigned
director
2017-10-10
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DEAN-PERRIN, Denise Eleanor resigned
director
2017-10-10
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THAIN, Andrew appointed
director
2017-10-10
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WISELY, Ian William resigned
director
2017-01-18
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ALLARDICE, David resigned
director
2012-08-01
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DREVER, Ronald Fergus resigned
director
2011-08-31
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BLYTH, Robert George resigned
director
2010-06-01
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WISELY, Ian William appointed
director
2009-10-13
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ALLARDICE, Fiona Helmrich Paterson appointed
director
2009-08-12
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LAPSLEY, David Thomas resigned
director
2009-05-28
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COLETTA, Michael Christopher, Mr. resigned
director
2009-02-25
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ALLARDICE, David appointed
director
2009-01-27
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Company incorporated
As YOUTH ENGAGING SPORT
2009-01-27
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DEAN-PERRIN, Denise Eleanor appointed
secretary
2009-01-27
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BLYTH, Robert George appointed
director
2009-01-27
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COLETTA, Michael Christopher, Mr. appointed
director
2009-01-27
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DEAN-PERRIN, Denise Eleanor appointed
director
2009-01-27
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DEAN-PERRIN, John appointed
director
2009-01-27
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DREVER, Ronald Fergus appointed
director
2009-01-27
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LAPSLEY, David Thomas appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: DEAN-PERRIN, John resigned 2025-10-27; THAIN, Andrew resigned 2025-09-04

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2009-01-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

24 Balnagowan Drive

Aboyne

AB34 5GT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-24

Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (6 active · 12 resigned)

CRUICKSHANK, Iain→

secretary · appointed 2017-10-10

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Active

BUCHAN, Michael→

director · ~35y · appointed 2017-10-10

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Active

CRUICKSHANK, Bill→

director · ~72y · appointed 2017-10-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CRUICKSHANK, Iain→

director · ~42y · appointed 2017-10-10

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Active

DOWNIE, Shirley→

director · ~67y · appointed 2017-10-10

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Active

SINCLAIR, John Alexander→

director · ~61y · appointed 2017-10-10

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Active

CRUICKSHANK, Iain→

secretary · appointed 2017-10-10 · resigned 2017-10-10

Resigned

DEAN-PERRIN, Denise Eleanor→

secretary · appointed 2009-01-27 · resigned 2017-10-10

Resigned

ALLARDICE, David→

director · ~52y · appointed 2009-02-25 · resigned 2017-01-18

Resigned

ALLARDICE, Fiona Helmrich Paterson→

director · ~66y · appointed 2009-10-13 · resigned 2017-10-10

Resigned

BLYTH, Robert George→

director · ~65y · appointed 2009-01-27 · resigned 2011-08-31

Resigned

COLETTA, Michael Christopher, Mr.→

director · ~58y · appointed 2009-01-27 · resigned 2009-05-28

Resigned

DEAN-PERRIN, Denise Eleanor→

director · ~76y · appointed 2009-01-27 · resigned 2017-10-10

Resigned

DEAN-PERRIN, John→

director · ~79y · appointed 2009-01-27 · resigned 2025-10-27

Resigned

DREVER, Ronald Fergus→

director · ~80y · appointed 2009-01-27 · resigned 2012-08-01

Resigned

LAPSLEY, David Thomas→

director · ~45y · appointed 2009-01-27 · resigned 2009-08-12

Resigned

THAIN, Andrew→

director · ~53y · appointed 2017-10-10 · resigned 2025-09-04

Resigned

WISELY, Ian William→

director · ~88y · appointed 2010-06-01 · resigned 2017-10-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-10-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-09-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-04-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-12-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-02-17