THE FALKIRK FOOTBALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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SC384619 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-09-01

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 6.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sports and recreation education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93199Other sports activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 6.9y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

23 officers (7 active, 23 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-01-20
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2025-11-29
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officers · TM01
2025-11-26
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MCCARTHY, Bryan Ross resigned
director
2025-08-12
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officers · CH01
2025-08-12
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officers · CH01
2025-04-11
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officers · AP01
2025-04-03
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DUFFY, Christopher Michael appointed
director
2025-02-17
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accounts · AA
2023-12-06
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accounts · AA
2023-09-08
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officers · AP01
2023-09-06
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TAIT, Bruce Rae appointed
director
2023-01-31
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officers · AP01
2023-01-25
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O'CONNOR, Kevin appointed
director
2023-01-04
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accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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accounts · AA
2021-05-24
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officers · TM01
2021-05-13
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accounts · AA
2021-02-25
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WADDELL, Gordon resigned
director
2020-09-25
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officers · TM01
2020-09-25
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2020-06-25
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GOLD, John Thomas appointed
director
2020-02-11
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accounts · AA
2020-01-27
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BEATTIE, Kevin Campbell resigned
director
2019-10-31
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officers · AP01
2019-10-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-08-26
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BEATTIE, Kevin Campbell appointed
director
2019-08-26
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LANG, Margaret Jane resigned
director
2019-06-30
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RITCHIE, William Martin resigned
director
2019-05-27
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
2019-05-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
2018-03-23
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MCCARTHY, Bryan Ross appointed
director
2017-11-09
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MARTIN, Craig resigned
director
2017-11-09
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TAIT, Bruce Rae resigned
director
2016-11-28
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RITCHIE, William Martin appointed
director
2016-08-29
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BOTHWELL, Andrew James Ferguson resigned
director
2016-06-09
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CANAVAN, Dennis Andrew resigned
director
2016-06-09
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RITCHIE, William Martin resigned
director
2015-10-28
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LANG, Margaret Jane appointed
director
2015-09-28
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BURCHILL, Gail resigned
director
2015-06-29
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BURCHILL, Gail appointed
director
2015-01-15
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BILSBOROUGH, Peter Robert resigned
director
2014-09-29
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RITCHIE, William Martin appointed
director
2013-04-29
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CRAIG, George resigned
director
2013-03-26
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BOTHWELL, Andrew James Ferguson appointed
director
2013-03-26
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WADDELL, Gordon appointed
director
2012-04-24
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MILLS, Adele Isabel appointed
director
2011-10-28
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CHRISTIE, Campbell, Dr resigned
director
2011-10-06
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SINCLAIR, Craig John appointed
director
2011-10-06
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SINCLAIR, June resigned
secretary
2011-10-06
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SINCLAIR, June resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

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

-7 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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-09-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

The Falkirk Stadium

6 Stadium Way

Falkirk

FK2 9EE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-15

Last: 2025-09-01