SCOTTISH TARGET SHOOTING

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SC515115 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2015-09-08

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.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 75 → 85

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Hygiene score: 75 → 85

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£121.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sports and recreation education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93120Activities of sport clubs
93199Other sports activities
94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

35 officers (9 active, 35 linked, 34 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £121,458

Net assets shrinking

Down £23,707 YoY

Cash YoY

+13%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£249k

↑ 13% YoY

Net Worth

£121k

↓ 16% YoY

Current Assets

£251k

↑ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£121.5k	£145.2k
Current assets	£251.4k	£221.4k
Cash	£249.2k	£221.1k
Debtors	£2.2k	£340
Net assets	£121.5k	£145.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (84 events)Click to expand

2026-02-12
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NOON, John resigned
director
2026-02-12
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officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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accounts · AA
2025-09-22
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officers · TM01
2025-09-20
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THOMSON, Charles Ian Howie resigned
director
2025-09-09
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officers · TM01
2025-06-24
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EDGHILL, Stacy resigned
director
2025-06-24
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officers · TM01
2024-12-16
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address · AD01
2024-09-30
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SILVER, Christopher James Alexander resigned
director
2024-09-30
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accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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officers · AP01
2024-09-13
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officers · AP01
2024-07-12
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officers · AP01
2024-07-01
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HENDRY, Douglas Thomson appointed
director
2024-07-01
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SWAN, Sheila appointed
director
2024-06-24
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officers · TM01
2024-06-22
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MCKENNA, Gareth resigned
director
2024-06-22
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NOON, John appointed
director
2023-09-29
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accounts · AA
2023-09-12
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officers · AP01
2023-09-11
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GIBSON, David Hunter appointed
director
2023-05-22
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officers · TM01
2023-05-19
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HOPE, Rebecca resigned
director
2023-05-05
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officers · AP01
2023-05-03
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2023-05-01
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PATERSON, Alexander James, Dr appointed
director
2023-05-01
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2023-05-01
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2023-05-01
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2023-05-01
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2023-05-01
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2023-04-29
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HALLERAN, Claire appointed
director
2023-04-29
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LYON, Scott James appointed
director
2023-04-29
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BESTWICK, Lara Anne resigned
director
2023-04-29
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KIDNER, Timothy Lewis Wakely resigned
director
2023-04-29
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MACGREGOR, Peter Iain James resigned
director
2023-04-29
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SINCLAIR, Martin Grant resigned
director
2022-12-12
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officers · AP01
2022-12-08
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EDGHILL, Stacy appointed
director
2022-09-20
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SMITH, Alyson Palmer resigned
director
2021-06-04
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HOPE, Rebecca appointed
director
2021-04-24
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BARLOW, Michael John resigned
director
2021-04-24
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KEMP, John resigned
director
2020-09-11
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SILVER, Christopher James Alexander appointed
director
2020-08-04
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SMITH, Lachlan Arthur resigned
director
2020-04-25
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OWEN, David Mark appointed
director
2020-04-25
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ELLIS, Graham James resigned
director
2020-04-25
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LIDDON, Tim resigned
director
2020-04-25
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MACGREGOR, Peter Iain James appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 84 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: NOON, John resigned 2026-02-12; THOMSON, Charles Ian Howie resigned 2025-09-20

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2015-09-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

4 Redheughs Rigg

Edinburgh

EH12 9DQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-20

Last: 2025-09-06