HOWE OF FIFE TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC455714 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-31
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: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
37 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2023-09-01
    ➕
    STEWART, Alastair Norman appointed
    director
  5. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-14
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  9. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-20
    ➖
    WHITEFORD, Robin Eadie resigned
    director
  13. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-10-16
    ➕
    WHITEFORD, Robin Eadie appointed
    director
  17. 2017-08-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-07-25
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    KING, Patrick Joseph resigned
    director
  19. 2017-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2017-01-23
    ➕
    KING, Patrick Joseph appointed
    director
  21. 2017-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2017-01-01
    ➖
    CLUNIE, Iain Fraser resigned
    director
  23. 2016-08-01
    ➕
    COCKBURN, James Russell appointed
    director
  24. 2016-08-01
    ➖
    GREEN, Alexander David Mackenzie resigned
    director
  25. 2014-10-06
    ➕
    CLUNIE, Iain Fraser appointed
    director
  26. 2014-08-09
    ➖
    ETHERIDGE, Richard resigned
    director
  27. 2013-07-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HOWE OF FIFE TRADING LIMITED
  28. 2013-07-31
    ➕
    ROLLOS LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2013-07-31
    ➕
    ETHERIDGE, Richard appointed
    director
  30. 2013-07-31
    ➕
    GREEN, Alexander David Mackenzie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Howe Of Fife Rugby Football Club holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Howe Of Fife Rugby Football Club
Corporate parent
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HOWE OF FIFE TRADING LIMITED
This company · SC455714

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
Howe Of Fife Rugby Football Club
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

59 Bonnygate
Cupar
Fife
KY15 4BY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ROLLOS LAW LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COCKBURN, James Russell→
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-08-01
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Active
STEWART, Alastair Norman→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLUNIE, Iain Fraser→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-10-06 · resigned 2017-01-01
Resigned
ETHERIDGE, Richard→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-07-31 · resigned 2014-08-09
Resigned
GREEN, Alexander David Mackenzie→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-07-31 · resigned 2016-08-01
Resigned
KING, Patrick Joseph→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-01-23 · resigned 2017-07-25
Resigned
WHITEFORD, Robin Eadie→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-10-16 · resigned 2019-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-16