THE RAFTING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC481004 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-27
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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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£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
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-30
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  3. 2023-12-12
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  4. 2023-08-16
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  5. 2023-08-16
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  6. 2023-08-16
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  7. 2023-08-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-08-11
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  9. 2023-07-31
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  10. 2023-07-27
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    VOLLUM, Timothy resigned
    director
  11. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-30
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  13. 2021-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  14. 2021-04-19
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  15. 2021-02-20
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  16. 2021-01-01
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    GIBSON, Scott Craig appointed
    director
  17. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  19. 2019-11-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2019-11-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-11-26
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    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-11-15
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    LEITCH, Alistair Neil resigned
    director
  23. 2019-11-15
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    VOLLUM, Timothy appointed
    director
  24. 2014-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As THE RAFTING COMPANY LIMITED
  25. 2014-06-27
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    FALLOWS, Anthony William appointed
    director
  26. 2014-06-27
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    LEITCH, Alistair Neil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Anthony William Fallows
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Scott Craig Gibson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1992 · age 34
25–50%
—25-50% shares27/07/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Timothy Vollumceased 27/07/2023· 25-50% voting
  • Alistair Neil Leitchceased 15/11/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Old Station Yard
Grandtully
Pitlochry
PH9 0PL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FALLOWS, Anthony William→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-06-27
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Active
GIBSON, Scott Craig→
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-01-01
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Active
LEITCH, Alistair Neil→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-06-27 · resigned 2019-11-15
Resigned
VOLLUM, Timothy→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-11-15 · resigned 2023-07-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-16
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30