LADYBANK GOLF CLUB LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC720455 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-01-20
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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| Average employees | 13 | 1800 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-24➕STONE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-11-24➖MACKIE, Greg resigneddirector
- 2024-11-24➖MATHERS, Christine Bews resigneddirector
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Stuart Paul
- 2024-09-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Stuart Paul
- 2023-11-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-05➕CURRIE, Graeme appointeddirector
- 2023-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-09➕CAMERON, Owen James appointeddirector
- 2023-02-09➖HONEYMAN, James Grant resigneddirector
- 2022-06-20📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2022-03-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-03-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-03-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-23➕CAMERON, Roderick Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-02-23➕HENDERSON, John appointeddirector
- 2022-02-23➕PRIESTLEY, Colin Gordon appointeddirector
- 2022-02-23➕HONEYMAN, James Grant appointeddirector
- 2022-02-23➕MACKIE, Greg appointeddirector
- 2022-02-23➕MATHERS, Christine Bews appointeddirector
- 2022-02-23➖ROBERTSON, Robert resigneddirector
- 2022-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs LADYBANK GOLF CLUB LIMITED
- 2022-01-20➕ROBERTSON, Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2022-01-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
Annsmuir
Ladybank
Fife
KY15 7RA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19
Officers (6 active · 4 resigned)
CAMERON, Owen James→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-02-09
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CAMERON, Roderick Robert→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-02-23
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CURRIE, Graeme→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-11-05
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HENDERSON, John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-02-23
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PRIESTLEY, Colin Gordon→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-02-23
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STONE, Michael→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2024-11-24
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HONEYMAN, James Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-02-23 · resigned 2023-02-09
MACKIE, Greg→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-02-23 · resigned 2024-11-24
MATHERS, Christine Bews→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2022-02-23 · resigned 2024-11-24
ROBERTSON, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-01-20 · resigned 2022-02-23
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Stuart Paul / Alison Paul | A registered charge | 5 properties | 12/09/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Stuart Paul / Alison Paul | A registered charge | — | 06/09/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-21