SCOT GOLF TRAVEL LIMITED

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SC456254 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-07
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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  2. 2025-07-22
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  3. 2024-06-21
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  4. 2023-04-21
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  5. 2022-06-22
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    address · AD01
  6. 2022-03-14
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  7. 2021-05-21
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  8. 2020-03-17
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  9. 2019-10-25
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    officers · TM02
  10. 2019-10-25
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-10-10
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    CARMODY, Diana Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-10-10
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    CARMODY, Diana Elizabeth resigned
    director
  13. 2019-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2018-02-12
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  15. 2017-09-14
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  16. 2017-08-03
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  17. 2017-08-03
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  18. 2017-06-28
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  19. 2013-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As SCOT GOLF TRAVEL LIMITED
  20. 2013-08-07
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    ROBERTSON, Neil Struan appointed
    director
  21. 2013-08-07
    ➕
    CARMODY, Diana Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-08-07
    ➕
    CARMODY, Diana Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Struan Robertson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Diana Elizabeth Carmodyceased 12/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-08-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

19 The Heathery
Dunfermline
KY11 8TS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Neil Struan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-08-07
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Active
CARMODY, Diana Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-07 · resigned 2019-10-10
Resigned
CARMODY, Diana Elizabeth→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-08-07 · resigned 2019-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-10-25