PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIPS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC387506 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-10-22

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

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

50 officers (8 active, 50 linked, 47 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 9 total, 9 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

125 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

filings

• 4 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (115 events)Click to expand

2026-02-10
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2026-02-10
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2026-02-10
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2026-02-10
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2026-01-28
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KEILLOR, Neil Alexander appointed
director
2026-01-28
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MACIVER, Derek Henderson appointed
director
2026-01-28
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MACRAE, Iain Douglas appointed
director
2026-01-28
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RAMSAY, Alan appointed
director
2026-01-12
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2026-01-12
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2026-01-12
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2025-12-31
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BAXTER, Brian James resigned
director
2025-12-31
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GRIEVE, William Bell resigned
director
2025-12-31
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ROBERTSON, Gavin William resigned
director
2025-10-01
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2025-08-12
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2025-08-12
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2025-08-11
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CURRIE, Hugh resigned
director
2025-01-20
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2025-01-20
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2025-01-20
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2025-01-20
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2025-01-07
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GRIEVE, William Bell appointed
director
2025-01-07
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MACIVER, Derek Henderson resigned
director
2025-01-07
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MACRAE, Iain Douglas resigned
director
2025-01-07
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ROBERTSON, Gavin William appointed
director
2024-06-12
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2024-04-24
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2024-04-24
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2024-03-03
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MACRAE, Iain Douglas appointed
director
2024-03-03
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ROBERTSON, Gavin William resigned
director
2023-10-26
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2023-10-26
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2023-10-26
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2023-10-26
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2023-10-26
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2023-10-24
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COGHILL, Carmel Therese resigned
secretary
2023-10-24
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GRIEVE, William Bell resigned
director
2023-10-24
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MIDDLETON, Raymond James resigned
director
2023-10-24
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SINCLAIR, John Alexander resigned
director
2023-10-24
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TAIT, James resigned
director
2023-04-10
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COGHILL, Carmel Therese appointed
secretary
2023-03-05
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BEATTIE, Gordon Charles appointed
director
2023-03-05
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CRAWFORD, Colin appointed
director
2023-03-05
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HEPBURN, Gordon Milne appointed
director
2023-03-05
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BAXTER, Brian James appointed
director
2023-03-05
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CURRIE, Hugh appointed
director
2023-03-05
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MACIVER, Derek Henderson appointed
director
2023-01-19
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MCDOWALL, Elizabeth Jane resigned
secretary
2023-01-19
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BROWN, Alistair Isaac resigned
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 82 — 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 82 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

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BAXTER, Brian James resigned 2025-12-31; CURRIE, Hugh resigned 2025-08-11; GRIEVE, William Bell resigned 2025-12-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Elaine Macrae Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	05/03/2023
Mr David Mackenzie Carnegie Individual · British · DOB 07/1944 · age 82	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	30/06/2016

7 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr John Chalmers Taitceased 19/01/2023· significant influence
Mr William Utterson Woodceased 19/01/2023· significant influence
Mr Alistair Isaac Brownceased 19/07/2021· significant influence
Mr Robert Young Birrellceased 07/07/2020· significant influence
Mr John Stephen Mcrobertceased 07/02/2020· significant influence
Mr William Alexander Gordonceased 18/06/2017· significant influence
Mr Gordon Fergusson Raeceased 18/06/2017· significant influence

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

Incorporated2010-10-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Montpelier Professional (Galloway) Limited

1 Dashwood Square

Newton Stewart

Dumfries & Galloway

DG8 6EQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-05

Last: 2025-10-22