ORKNEY RIDING CENTRE

🌳Matureactive

SC372888 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-02-12

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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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 81/100 (exceptional), 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

24 officers (8 active, 24 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

86 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2026-02-01
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officers · AP01
2026-01-30
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COLE, Andrew Arthur appointed
director
2025-12-03
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accounts · AA
2025-09-14
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GREAVES, Karen Anne resigned
director
2025-09-14
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officers · TM01
2025-03-10
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officers · AP01
2025-03-08
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STEWART, Kirsteen appointed
director
2025-03-08
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officers · AP01
2025-03-08
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2025-03-08
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officers · TM01
2025-03-03
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DARBYSHIRE, Kay Helen resigned
director
2025-02-26
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SKUSE, John Edward appointed
director
2025-02-25
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COWARD, Catherine Mary appointed
director
2025-02-25
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JOHNSTON, Davina Jean appointed
director
2025-02-25
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KIRKNESS, Helen resigned
director
2025-02-25
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MARWICK, Sonja Mary resigned
director
2025-02-25
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SCOTT, Alan William resigned
director
2025-02-25
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2025-02-25
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2025-02-25
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2024-12-09
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2024-09-05
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MUIR, Brian resigned
director
2024-09-05
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WALKER, Diane Shelley resigned
director
2024-09-05
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2024-09-05
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2024-08-23
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2024-08-22
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restoration · RT01
2024-07-16
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gazette · GAZ2
2024-04-30
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gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-05
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accounts · AA
2023-03-20
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2023-02-28
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MARWICK, Sonja Mary appointed
director
2022-11-29
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2022-02-10
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RENDALL, Jill Alison appointed
director
2021-05-14
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CROMARTY, Isobel Goodsir appointed
director
2021-02-24
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NORQUAY, Alannah resigned
director
2021-02-17
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GORDON, Lesley Stevenson resigned
director
2020-02-10
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BICHAN, Christina resigned
director
2018-12-24
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NORQUAY, Alannah appointed
director
2018-12-22
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CROMARTY, Mandy Elizabeth Jane resigned
director
2018-12-22
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KIRKNESS, Helen appointed
director
2018-02-28
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HARDING, Nigel John resigned
director
2018-02-28
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SCOTT, Alan William appointed
director
2016-02-16
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CROMARTY, Mandy Elizabeth Jane appointed
director
2015-11-30
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LINKLATER, Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2015-11-30
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HAMILTON, Kimberley Elizabeth resigned
director
2015-11-30
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LINKLATER, Elizabeth resigned
director
2015-11-10
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GREAVES, Karen Anne appointed
director
2015-01-14
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GORDON, Lesley Stevenson appointed
director

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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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+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 16 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Dennis Eunson Marwick Bichan Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/12/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-02-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Orkney Riding Centre Market Stance

St Ola

Kirkwall

Orklney

KW15 1RZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-26

Last: 2026-02-12