FORFAR ATHLETIC 2016 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC525242 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-01-26

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93110Operation of sports facilities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 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

20 officers (7 active, 20 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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accounts · AA
2025-07-28
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officers · TM01
2025-07-24
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MURDIE, Scott Grant resigned
director
2025-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
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officers · AP01
2024-12-14
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BARN, David Scott appointed
director
2024-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-04
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WILSON, Paul James resigned
director
2024-01-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-08
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DONALD, Alastair Ingram resigned
director
2023-11-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-22
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BEATTIE, Robin Malcolm Dickson appointed
director
2023-05-31
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MCGREGOR, David resigned
director
2023-05-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-09
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officers · AP03
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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BEATTIE, Robin Malcolm Dickson appointed
secretary
2023-02-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-31
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TAYLOR, Louise Florence resigned
secretary
2022-11-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-01
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TAYLOR, Louise Florence resigned
director
2022-08-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-08
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NISBET, Mark Alexander James Consitt resigned
director
2022-02-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-06
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NISBET, Mark Alexander James Consitt appointed
director
2021-12-06
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WILSON, Paul James appointed
director
2021-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-10
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GRAHAM, James Ross resigned
director
2020-10-05
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MILNE, John appointed
director
2020-10-05
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CHARLTON, Robert William resigned
director
2018-09-10
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FARQUHAR, James resigned
director
2018-05-07
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STEPHEN, Paul appointed
director
2018-04-28
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STEWART, Kenneth Duncan resigned
director
2017-09-12
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FENTON, Dennis Blair resigned
director
2017-06-12
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STEWART, Kenneth Duncan resigned
secretary
2017-06-12
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TAYLOR, Louise Florence appointed
secretary
2017-06-12
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TAYLOR, Louise Florence appointed
director
2016-05-03
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GRAHAM, James Ross appointed
director
2016-01-26
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Company incorporated
As FORFAR ATHLETIC 2016 LIMITED
2016-01-26
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HUTT, Raymond Lawrence appointed
director
2016-01-26
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SHEPHERD, Alan James appointed
director
2016-01-26
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STEWART, Kenneth Duncan appointed
secretary
2016-01-26
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CHARLTON, Robert William appointed
director
2016-01-26
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DONALD, Alastair Ingram appointed
director
2016-01-26
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FARQUHAR, James appointed
director
2016-01-26
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FENTON, Dennis Blair appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2016-01-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Station Park

Carseview Road

Forfar

Angus

DD8 3BT

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-22

Last: 2026-01-08