ALBION ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB, LTD. (THE)

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SC010466 · ltd · incorporated 1919-06-17
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£832.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 62/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 46.4y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 46.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
66 officers (5 active, 66 linked, 61 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
225 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £832,042
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,444 YoY
Cash YoY
+72%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↑ 72% YoY
Net Worth
£832k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£169k£339k£508k£677k£846kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£949.2k£970.8k
Current assets£10.4k£10.9k
Cash£10.3k£6.0k
Debtors£104£5.0k
Net assets£832.0k£846.5k

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

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3 signals 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
4
filings
  • 4 officers
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (151 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
    GEMMELL, Samuel Scott appointed
    director
  2. 2026-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-16
    MILNE, Leeanne appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2026-03-16
    CAMERON, Robert resigned
    director
  9. 2025-02-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-02-03
    ALLAN, John William appointed
    director
  11. 2024-12-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-12-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-12-23
    RIZZA, Margaret resigned
    director
  14. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-12-19
    BLACK, Stuart Harry resigned
    director
  16. 2024-10-23
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    change-constitution-enactment
    change-of-constitution · CC05
  17. 2024-10-23
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  18. 2024-10-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2024-08-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-08-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2024-08-10
    KEARNEY, Ben appointed
    director
  22. 2024-08-10
    BLACK, Stuart Harry appointed
    director
  23. 2024-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2024-03-28
    MULHOLLAND, Ian resigned
    director
  26. 2024-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2024-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2024-02-01
    CAMPBELL, Jordan James resigned
    director
  29. 2024-02-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  30. 2024-01-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  31. 2024-01-25
    MULHOLLAND, Ian appointed
    director
  32. 2024-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  33. 2024-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  34. 2023-12-24
    HUNTER, Mark resigned
    director
  35. 2023-12-18
    RIZZA, Margaret appointed
    director
  36. 2023-12-11
    MORRISON, Hugh Murray appointed
    director
  37. 2023-12-08
    BENTON, Ian resigned
    director
  38. 2023-08-29
    NUGENT, Liam Jude resigned
    director
  39. 2023-05-15
    CAMERON, Robert appointed
    director
  40. 2023-05-15
    HAGERTY, Eddie resigned
    director
  41. 2021-11-15
    MILLAR, Shaun Colin resigned
    director
  42. 2021-09-21
    MCGOWAN, Alison Isobel resigned
    director
  43. 2021-07-27
    MCKEOWN, Craig resigned
    director
  44. 2021-02-05
    MCKEOWN, Craig appointed
    director
  45. 2021-02-05
    MILLAR, Shaun Colin appointed
    director
  46. 2021-02-05
    NUGENT, Liam Jude appointed
    director
  47. 2020-11-05
    CAMPBELL, Jordan James appointed
    director
  48. 2020-08-19
    WOODWARD, Colin resigned
    director
  49. 2019-11-10
    SHIELDS, William Gerard resigned
    director
  50. 2019-07-09
    LIND, Gordon Mcneill resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 151 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1919-06-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Cliftonhill Stadium
Main Street
Coatbridge
Lanarkshire
ML5 3RB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (5 active · 61 resigned)

ALLAN, John William
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-02-03
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GEMMELL, Samuel Scott
director · ~68y · appointed 2026-04-20
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Active
KEARNEY, Ben
director · ~26y · appointed 2024-08-10
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Active
MILNE, Leeanne
director · ~40y · appointed 2026-04-16
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Active
MORRISON, Hugh Murray
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-12-11
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Active
FORRESTER, David
secretary · resigned 1995-10-02
Resigned
HUGHES, John
secretary · appointed 1995-10-02 · resigned 1996-11-21
Resigned
MEADE, Francis
secretary · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2014-05-19
Resigned
REILLY, Paul Anthony
secretary · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2017-12-13
Resigned
SHANKS, David Thow
secretary · appointed 1997-03-17 · resigned 2006-11-30
Resigned
BEATTIE, Andrew
director · ~86y · appointed 1995-04-11 · resigned 1995-10-02
Resigned
BENTON, Ian
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-07-01 · resigned 2023-12-08
Resigned
BLACK, Stuart Harry
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-08-10 · resigned 2024-12-19
Resigned
BOYD, Ronald Gerard
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-11-23 · resigned 2019-07-08
Resigned
BROWN, Alan Mathieson
director · ~65y · appointed 1995-11-09 · resigned 2002-10-18
Resigned
CAMERON, Laurence Glass
director · ~97y · appointed 1995-04-09 · resigned 1995-10-02
Resigned
CAMERON, Robert
director · ~76y · appointed 2023-05-15 · resigned 2026-03-16
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Jordan James
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-11-05 · resigned 2024-02-01
Resigned
CORNFIELD, John
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
DEVLIN, John
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2014-08-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property20/07/198122/01/1988
satisfied
Scottish and Newcastle Breweries
Scottish and Newcastle Breweries LTD
Standard security1 property20/07/198122/01/1988
part-satisfied
Scottish and Newcastle Breweries
Scottish and Newcastle Breweries LTD
Standard security1 property20/07/1981
part-satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Company / Scottish and Newcastle Breweries LTD / The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC / The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property07/02/1980
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property27/11/1979
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Recent filings (225 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
change-constitution-enactment
change-of-constitution · CC05
2024-10-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-23