SCOTS LINKS GOLF TOURS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC668059 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-20
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,286
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,262 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 418% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↑ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-6.1k | £2.0k |
| Current assets | £62.2k | £31.3k |
| Cash | — | £7.9k |
| Debtors | — | £22.7k |
| Net assets | £-6.3k | £2.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-01➕WATT, Ruth appointeddirector
- 2025-03-01➖BRUCE, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2025-03-01➖FINDLAY, Michael resigneddirector
- 2025-03-01➖ROSS, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs SCOTS LINKS GOLF TOURS LTD
- 2020-07-20➕WATT, Neil Mckay appointedsecretary
- 2020-07-20➕WATT, Neil Mckay appointeddirector
- 2020-07-20➕BRUCE, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2020-07-20➕FINDLAY, Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-07-20➕ROSS, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2020-07-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities
Registered office
7 Packman Place
Buckie
Moray
AB56 1GS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
WATT, Neil Mckay→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-07-20
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Active
BRUCE, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-07-20 · resigned 2025-03-01
FINDLAY, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-07-20 · resigned 2025-03-01
ROSS, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-07-20 · resigned 2025-03-01
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-25