LOCH GOIL WATERSPORTS CLUB LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC606639 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2018-08-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£70.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93120Activities of sport clubs
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
17 officers (9 active, 17 linked, 16 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £70,609

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£32k
Net Worth
£71k
Current Assets
£32k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£70.6k
Current assets£32.5k
Cash£32.2k
Net assets£70.6k

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

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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
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Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-08-20
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-26
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    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-03-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-03-09
    GIULIANOTTI, Michael appointed
    director
  6. 2025-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-02-15
    STIRLING, Derek Barr resigned
    director
  8. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
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  17. 2023-11-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-11-25
    MCCLURE, Graham appointed
    director
  19. 2023-11-25
    PEDDIE, James resigned
    director
  20. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-11-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2022-11-26
    ROBERTSON, John resigned
    director
  23. 2022-11-26
    STIRLING, Derek Barr appointed
    director
  24. 2022-11-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2022-11-10
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    address · AD01
  27. 2022-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  28. 2021-10-09
    MACKAY, Gordon appointed
    director
  29. 2021-10-09
    MCLEOD, Norman appointed
    director
  30. 2021-09-07
    PATON, James resigned
    director
  31. 2021-01-31
    DUIGNAN, Michael James appointed
    director
  32. 2020-12-04
    CULLEN, Martin Newbury appointed
    director
  33. 2020-12-04
    ROBERTSON, Linda appointed
    director
  34. 2020-08-20
    YOUNG, Victor resigned
    director
  35. 2020-08-07
    WINGATE, Gayle resigned
    secretary
  36. 2020-03-07
    MCKEE, Allan resigned
    director
  37. 2019-06-10
    PATON, Dianne resigned
    director
  38. 2018-08-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LOCH GOIL WATERSPORTS CLUB LTD
  39. 2018-08-29
    BUCHANAN, Andrew appointed
    director
  40. 2018-08-29
    ROBERTSON, John appointed
    director
  41. 2018-08-29
    WINGATE, Gayle appointed
    secretary
  42. 2018-08-29
    MCKEE, Allan appointed
    director
  43. 2018-08-29
    PATON, Dianne appointed
    director
  44. 2018-08-29
    PATON, James appointed
    director
  45. 2018-08-29
    PEDDIE, James appointed
    director
  46. 2018-08-29
    ROBERTSON, John appointed
    director
  47. 2018-08-29
    YOUNG, Victor appointed
    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
  • -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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
Incorporated2018-08-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Suite 4 32 Kempock Street
Gourock
PA19 1NA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (9 active · 8 resigned)

BUCHANAN, Andrew
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-08-29
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Active
CULLEN, Martin Newbury
director · ~70y · appointed 2020-12-04
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Active
DUIGNAN, Michael James
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-01-31
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Active
GIULIANOTTI, Michael
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-03-09
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Active
MACKAY, Gordon
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-10-09
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Active
MCCLURE, Graham
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-11-25
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Active
MCLEOD, Norman
director · ~78y · appointed 2021-10-09
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Active
ROBERTSON, John
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-08-29
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Active
ROBERTSON, Linda
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-12-04
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Active
WINGATE, Gayle
secretary · appointed 2018-08-29 · resigned 2020-08-07
Resigned
MCKEE, Allan
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-08-29 · resigned 2020-03-07
Resigned
PATON, Dianne
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-08-29 · resigned 2019-06-10
Resigned
PATON, James
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-08-29 · resigned 2021-09-07
Resigned
PEDDIE, James
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-08-29 · resigned 2023-11-25
Resigned
ROBERTSON, John
director · ~73y · appointed 2018-08-29 · resigned 2022-11-26
Resigned
STIRLING, Derek Barr
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-11-26 · resigned 2025-02-15
Resigned
YOUNG, Victor
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-08-29 · resigned 2020-08-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-29
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