ENJOY EAST LOTHIAN TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC441392 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-29
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
79/100
Strong
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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 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). 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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-14
    ➖
    DAY, Tim David resigned
    director
  10. 2020-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-03-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-03-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-23
    ➕
    SUTHERLAND, Lesley Anne Keith appointed
    director
  16. 2019-09-23
    ➕
    DAY, Tim David appointed
    director
  17. 2019-09-22
    ➖
    THOMSON, Janice Jean resigned
    director
  18. 2019-09-22
    ➖
    WALES, Gordon resigned
    director
  19. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-09-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2017-09-20
    ➕
    LAWSON, Christopher appointed
    director
  23. 2017-09-20
    ➕
    MCMILLAN, John Fleming Allan, Provost appointed
    director
  24. 2017-09-20
    ➕
    THOMSON, Janice Jean appointed
    director
  25. 2017-05-04
    ➖
    DAY, Tim David resigned
    director
  26. 2014-05-07
    ➖
    GEORGE, Richard William, Sir resigned
    director
  27. 2013-01-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ENJOY EAST LOTHIAN TRADING LIMITED
  28. 2013-01-29
    ➕
    AXON, William appointed
    secretary
  29. 2013-01-29
    ➕
    DAY, Tim David appointed
    director
  30. 2013-01-29
    ➕
    GEORGE, Richard William, Sir appointed
    director
  31. 2013-01-29
    ➕
    WALES, Gordon appointed
    director

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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Enjoy East Lothian Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Enjoy East Lothian Ltd
Corporate parent
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ENJOY EAST LOTHIAN TRADING LIMITED
This company · SC441392

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Enjoy East Lothian Ltd
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Musselburgh Sports Centre
101 Newbigging
Musselburgh
East Lothian
EH21 7AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

AXON, William→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWSON, Christopher→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-09-20
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Active
MCMILLAN, John Fleming Allan, Provost→
director · ~75y · appointed 2017-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Lesley Anne Keith→
director · ~76y · appointed 2019-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAY, Tim David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-09-23 · resigned 2020-08-14
Resigned
DAY, Tim David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-01-29 · resigned 2017-05-04
Resigned
GEORGE, Richard William, Sir→
director · ~82y · appointed 2013-01-29 · resigned 2014-05-07
Resigned
THOMSON, Janice Jean→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-09-20 · resigned 2019-09-22
Resigned
WALES, Gordon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-01-29 · resigned 2019-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-04