BIGGAR RFC LTD
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- 56302Public houses and bars
- 93110Operation of sports facilities
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-02➕DUNLOP, Keith Alan appointeddirector
- 2026-01-02➖PLENDERLEITH, Colin James resigneddirector
- 2025-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-12➖JARDINE, Aird John resigneddirector
- 2022-11-12➕PLENDERLEITH, Colin James appointeddirector
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BIGGAR RFC LTD
- 2017-02-10➕PACEY, Nigel Edmund appointeddirector
- 2017-02-10➕JARDINE, Aird John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Biggar Rugby Football Club is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Biggar Rugby Football Club Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 10/02/2017 |
Mr Nigel Edmund Pacey Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 10/02/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Colin James Plenderleithceased 02/01/2026· significant influence
- Mr Aird John Jardineceased 12/11/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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