ELDERSLIE GOLF CLUB LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

SC797956 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-02-06

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.53M

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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

1 live charge · oldest 1.8y

30/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (10 active, 17 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,533,003

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£776k

Net Worth

£1.5m

Current Assets

£824k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£1.84M
Current assets	£824.1k
Cash	£775.9k
Debtors	£45.0k
Net assets	£1.53M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2025-08-25
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2025-08-06
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MCCARREY, John appointed
director
2025-08-02
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officers · AP01
2025-07-31
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2025-07-30
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FERGUSON, Craig appointed
director
2025-07-29
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HAMILTON, Paul appointed
director
2025-07-29
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MCCUAIG, James John appointed
director
2025-07-29
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MCILROY, Robert appointed
director
2025-07-29
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MCMAHON, Edward appointed
director
2025-07-29
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MILLER, Mark Richard appointed
director
2025-07-29
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ROBERTSON, Cameron Alexander appointed
director
2025-07-29
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BOYD, Michael John resigned
director
2025-07-29
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HALDANE, Colin John resigned
director
2025-07-29
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RUSSELL, Douglas George resigned
director
2025-07-29
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THORNTON, Andrew James Fred resigned
director
2025-05-01
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incorporation · MA
2025-05-01
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2025-04-25
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2025-04-23
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MCKEOWN, John resigned
director
2025-01-30
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accounts · AA01
2024-10-11
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2024-10-04
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PARKER, Michael George resigned
director
2024-09-17
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MCGLYNN, Derek David resigned
director
2024-09-17
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2024-09-17
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2024-09-17
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2024-09-17
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2024-09-11
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-08-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Dickie & Moore Homes Limited
2024-06-03
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HALDANE, Allan Joseph Cairns appointed
secretary
2024-05-14
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MCKEOWN, John appointed
director
2024-05-14
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PARKER, Michael George appointed
director
2024-05-14
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THORNTON, Andrew James Fred appointed
director
2024-02-06
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Company incorporated
As ELDERSLIE GOLF CLUB LIMITED
2024-02-06
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HALDANE, Allan Joseph Cairns appointed
director
2024-02-06
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BOYD, Michael John appointed
director
2024-02-06
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HALDANE, Colin John appointed
director
2024-02-06
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MCGLYNN, Derek David appointed
director
2024-02-06
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RUSSELL, Douglas George appointed
director

Owner dependency

60/100

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 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BOYD, Michael John resigned 2025-07-29; HALDANE, Colin John resigned 2025-07-29; RUSSELL, Douglas George resigned 2025-07-29

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2024-02-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

63 Main Road

Elderslie

Johnstone

PA5 9AZ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-19

Last: 2026-02-05