BATHGATE BOWLING CLUB LIMITED (THE)

🌳Matureactive

SC008838 · ltd · incorporated 1913-10-31

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 Oct 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

100 officers (13 active, 100 linked, 85 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

255 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Average employees	0	0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (198 events)Click to expand

2026-03-10
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MCCONNELL, Jean resigned
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2025-07-16
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2025-07-03
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WATT, Craig appointed
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2025-04-27
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2025-04-27
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2025-04-26
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BLYTH, Allan James resigned
director
2025-04-25
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ROBERTSON, Neil Archibald resigned
director
2025-04-25
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RUTHERFORD, Alan resigned
director
2025-04-15
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BORGE, Gerald appointed
secretary
2025-04-14
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MCGUIRE, Peter appointed
director
2025-04-12
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RUTHERFORD, Alan resigned
secretary
2025-03-04
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2024-03-11
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FLEMING, Alexander appointed
director
2024-02-25
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FLEMING, Ian appointed
director
2024-02-25
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MUIR, Linda Beatrice appointed
director
2024-02-25
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PATTERSON, Lesley Margo appointed
director
2024-02-25
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KIDD, Dorothy resigned
director
2024-02-25
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MAIN, David Craig resigned
director
2023-12-05
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2023-03-15
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RUTHERFORD, Alan appointed
secretary
2023-03-14
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LAWSON, Stephen resigned
secretary
2023-02-26
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LAWSON, Stephen appointed
secretary
2023-02-26
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TAYLOR, Grant David resigned
secretary
2023-02-26
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COOPER, Bryan Thomas resigned
director
2023-02-26
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TAYLOR, Grant David resigned
director
2022-02-20
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LYNAS, John appointed
director
2022-02-20
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BUCHANAN, Ronald George resigned
director
2022-02-20
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BUCHANAN, Sandra resigned
director
2022-02-20
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FAIRLEY, Ian resigned
director
2022-02-20
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MACLEOD, Elma resigned
director
2022-02-20
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MAIN, David Craig appointed
director
2022-02-20
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MCCONNELL, Jean appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-07

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BLYTH, Allan James resigned 2025-04-25; MCCONNELL, Jean resigned 2026-03-02; ROBERTSON, Neil Archibald resigned 2025-04-25

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1913-10-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Balbardie Road

Bathgate

West Lothian

EH48 1AP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-07OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-24