DAMAJA 1999

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SC468116 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2014-01-23
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.67M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,671,134
Net assets shrinking
Down £137,793 YoY
Cash YoY
+197%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£310k
↑ 197% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£362k£724k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Cash£310.3k£104.6k
Net assets£1.67M£1.81M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2023-10-05
    ➖
    FERGUSON, Catherine Russell, Lady resigned
    director
  8. 2023-07-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As DAMAJA 1999
  18. 2014-01-23
    ➕
    BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2014-01-23
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Alexander Chapman, Sir appointed
    director
  20. 2014-01-23
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Darren appointed
    director
  21. 2014-01-23
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Jason appointed
    director
  22. 2014-01-23
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Mark appointed
    director
  23. 2014-01-23
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Catherine Russell, Lady appointed
    director
  24. 2014-01-23
    ➕
    GORDON, Kenneth Stewart appointed
    director
  25. 2014-01-23
    ➖
    GORDON, Kenneth Stewart resigned
    director
  26. 2014-01-23
    ➕
    BURNESS PAULL (DIRECTORS ABERDEEN) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2014-01-23
    ➖
    BURNESS PAULL (DIRECTORS ABERDEEN) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Group structure

Acf Sports Promotions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Acf Sports Promotions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
DAMAJA 1999
This company · SC468116

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Acf Sports Promotions Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2014-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Marischal Square
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1DQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

BURNESS PAULL LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERGUSON, Alexander Chapman, Sir→
director · ~85y · appointed 2014-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERGUSON, Darren→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERGUSON, Jason→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERGUSON, Mark→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERGUSON, Catherine Russell, Lady→
director · ~88y · appointed 2014-01-23 · resigned 2023-10-05
Resigned
GORDON, Kenneth Stewart→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-01-23 · resigned 2014-01-23
Resigned
BURNESS PAULL (DIRECTORS ABERDEEN) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-01-23 · resigned 2014-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-10