EAST FIFE FOOTBALL CLUB, LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC007902 · ltd · incorporated 1911-05-29

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 May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 62/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 62.9y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 62.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

63 officers (7 active, 63 linked, 50 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

237 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	40	3500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (148 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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accounts · AA
2026-02-12
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officers · AP01
2026-02-06
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DICKSON, Brian appointed
director
2026-01-15
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capital · SH01
2025-12-30
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officers · TM01
2025-12-18
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BROWN, Thomas Anderson resigned
director
2025-09-30
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officers · TM01
2025-09-29
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MILL, Stephen resigned
director
2025-06-26
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officers · AP01
2025-06-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-25
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2025-06-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-23
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WALKER, Donald appointed
director
2025-06-10
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officers · AP01
2025-05-21
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COUSER, Isla Louise appointed
director
2025-05-21
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DONALDSON, John resigned
director
2025-05-21
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STEVENSON, James Mearns resigned
director
2025-02-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
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mortgage · MR01
2024-06-12
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Neil Rankine
2024-05-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-14
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accounts · AA
2024-01-24
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officers · AP01
2024-01-24
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officers · TM01
2024-01-20
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MILL, Stephen appointed
director
2024-01-15
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BARCLAY, John resigned
director
2024-01-03
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officers · AP01
2023-12-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-18
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BROWN, Thomas Anderson appointed
director
2023-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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officers · CH01
2022-01-04
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MARSHALL, David resigned
director
2021-09-21
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ANDERSON, William Gerard appointed
director
2021-09-21
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HENDERSON, Kenneth Robert Coventry resigned
director
2021-09-20
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BRIGGS, Douglas appointed
director
2021-09-20
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CARGILL, Robert appointed
director
2015-08-03
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HENDERSON, Kenneth Robert Coventry appointed
director
2015-01-05
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BRIGGS, Douglas appointed
secretary
2015-01-05
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STEVENSON, James Mearns resigned
secretary
2014-08-25
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HAMILTON, David Irvine Couser resigned
director
2014-08-25
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MARSHALL, David resigned
director
2014-08-11
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MURRAY, Lee resigned
director
2014-07-07
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CLARKE, Eugene Mcdonald resigned
director
2014-04-22
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DONALDSON, John appointed
director
2014-04-22
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MCNEILL, Brian Stanley resigned
director
2013-09-24
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DONALDSON, John resigned
director
2013-07-22
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COLLUMBINE, Sidney Stewart resigned
director
2013-06-04
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HAMILTON, David Irvine Couser appointed
director
2013-06-04
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HENDERSON, Ian resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 148 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

2 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BROWN, Thomas Anderson resigned 2025-12-18; DONALDSON, John resigned 2025-05-21; MILL, Stephen resigned 2025-09-29

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Loraine Christine Rose Twigg Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	21/12/2016

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr James Mearns Stevensonceased 21/05/2025· significant influence
Mr John Donaldsonceased 21/05/2025· significant influence
Mr John Barclayceased 11/12/2023· significant influence
Mr David Marshallceased 04/01/2022· significant influence
Mr Kenneth Robert Coventry Hendersonceased 21/09/2021· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1911-05-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Bayview Stadium

Harbour View

Methil

Fife

KY8 3RW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-04

Last: 2025-12-21