ALLOA FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC CLUB, LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC010309 · ltd · incorporated 1919-04-05

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93120Activities of sport clubs

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 62/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 34.4y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 34.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (6 active, 16 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

22 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

138 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
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capital · SH01
2024-02-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-07
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officers · CH01
2023-04-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
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officers · TM01
2023-02-03
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officers · AP01
2023-02-01
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CAMERON, Ewen George resigned
director
2022-12-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-27
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ALLAN, Andrew appointed
director
2022-06-17
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officers · AP03
2022-06-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-01
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EDGAR, Carol appointed
secretary
2022-06-01
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CAMERON, Ewen George resigned
secretary
2022-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-05-22
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MURRAY, David Robert resigned
director
2017-12-21
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Charge satisfied #6
2017-12-21
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Charge satisfied #5
2013-01-03
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MCELROY, Robert appointed
director
2011-12-06
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HOPKINS, Robert resigned
director
2011-12-06
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LAWLOR, Patrick resigned
director
2009-11-13
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Clackmannanshire Council
2008-04-29
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LYNCH, Steven David appointed
director
2006-01-10
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HENDERSON, Ian resigned
director
2005-01-26
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ROSS, Martin appointed
director
2004-11-16
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MULRANEY, Michael appointed
director
2003-12-19
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MCKIE, William John resigned
director
1999-08-03
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ORMISTON, George resigned
director
1999-04-22
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Scottish Sports Council
1997-04-12
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TODD, Ronald John resigned
director
1997-03-04
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MURRAY, David Robert appointed
director
1997-01-09
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HENDERSON, Ian appointed
director
1996-08-15
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1995-08-15
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MCKIE, William John appointed
director
1995-07-19
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CAMERON, Ewen George appointed
director
1994-08-16
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Charge satisfied #1
1994-08-12
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1994-08-11
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Charge satisfied #2
1992-01-20
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1991-11-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1991-06-01
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KEDDIE, John Malcolm resigned
director
1919-04-05
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Company incorporated
As ALLOA FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC CLUB, LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 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 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 107 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

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.

Group structure

Mulraney Holdings Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Mulraney Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

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ALLOA FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC CLUB, LIMITED

This company · SC010309

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mulraney Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/04/2025
Mr Andrew Allan Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	27/07/2022
Mr Michael Mulraney Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1919-04-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Indodrill Stadium

Clackmannan Road

Alloa

Clackmannanshire

FK10 1RY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-12

Last: 2025-12-29