BRAIDS TRYST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC024141 · ltd · incorporated 1946-05-14
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
33 officers (4 active, 33 linked, 24 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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  2. 2025-03-18
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  3. 2025-03-14
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    CURRAN, Gerard Francis resigned
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  4. 2025-02-11
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  5. 2024-02-28
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  6. 2023-02-27
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  7. 2022-02-15
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  8. 2021-02-17
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  9. 2020-02-25
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  10. 2019-02-25
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  11. 2018-02-20
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  12. 2017-02-07
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  13. 2016-04-27
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  14. 2016-02-10
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  15. 2015-04-24
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  16. 2015-02-17
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  17. 2005-03-19
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    DONKIN, Brian John resigned
    director
  18. 2005-03-19
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    HOWIESON, Stirling Gordon resigned
    director
  19. 2005-03-19
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    ROBINSON, Scott John Mackenzie resigned
    director
  20. 2003-01-27
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    BLACKWOOD, Graeme John Tuton appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-10-16
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    FORSON, James Shiel resigned
    secretary
  22. 2002-10-16
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    FORSON, James Shiel resigned
    director
  23. 2000-11-13
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    BLACKWOOD, Graeme John Tuton appointed
    director
  24. 2000-11-13
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    FORSON, James Shiel appointed
    secretary
  25. 2000-11-13
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    HIND, Gerald resigned
    secretary
  26. 2000-11-13
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    DONKIN, Brian John appointed
    director
  27. 2000-11-13
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    HIND, Gerald resigned
    director
  28. 2000-11-13
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    PEMBERTON, Robert Gray, Dr resigned
    director
  29. 2000-01-31
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    MACKAY, Colin Alexander appointed
    director
  30. 2000-01-31
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    ROBERTSON, James resigned
    director
  31. 1999-01-25
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    ROBERTSON, James appointed
    director
  32. 1998-12-14
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    INGLIS, Norman resigned
    director
  33. 1998-12-14
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    PEMBERTON, Robert Gray, Dr appointed
    director
  34. 1998-12-14
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    TAIT, David resigned
    director
  35. 1998-06-01
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    MCFEAT, Alexander Robert appointed
    director
  36. 1998-06-01
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    MORRISON, Alan George Simpson resigned
    director
  37. 1997-12-08
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    CURRAN, Gerard Francis appointed
    director
  38. 1997-12-08
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    HOWIESON, Stirling Gordon appointed
    director
  39. 1997-12-08
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    MCKENZIE, Andrew resigned
    director
  40. 1997-12-08
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    ROBERTSON, Norman Joseph resigned
    director
  41. 1997-12-08
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    ROBINSON, Scott John Mackenzie appointed
    director
  42. 1997-12-08
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    SYME, David resigned
    director
  43. 1996-12-09
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    MACKAY, Iain Lewis resigned
    director
  44. 1996-12-09
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    ROBERTSON, Norman Joseph appointed
    director
  45. 1996-10-07
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    FORSON, James Shiel appointed
    director
  46. 1996-05-05
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    DRESSLER, Klaus Georg resigned
    director
  47. 1995-12-11
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    MCKENZIE, Andrew appointed
    director
  48. 1995-12-11
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    WHITEMAN, Roderick resigned
    director
  49. 1994-12-12
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    MACKAY, Iain Lewis appointed
    director
  50. 1994-12-12
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    RUTHERFORD, George Martin resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 80 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1946-05-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

22 Braid Hills Approach
Edinburgh
EH10 6JY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (4 active · 29 resigned)

BLACKWOOD, Graeme John Tuton→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-27
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Active
BLACKWOOD, Graeme John Tuton→
director · ~70y · appointed 2000-11-13
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Active
MACKAY, Colin Alexander→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-01-31
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Active
MCFEAT, Alexander Robert→
director · ~62y · appointed 1998-06-01
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Active
FORSON, James Shiel→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-13 · resigned 2002-10-16
Resigned
FORSON, James Shiel→
secretary · resigned 1990-01-29
Resigned
HIND, Gerald→
secretary · appointed 1990-01-29 · resigned 2000-11-13
Resigned
BROWN, Henry→
director · resigned 1992-03-31
Resigned
CURRAN, Gerard Francis→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-12-08 · resigned 2025-03-14
Resigned
DONKIN, Brian John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-11-13 · resigned 2005-03-19
Resigned
DRESSLER, Klaus Georg→
director · ~90y · resigned 1996-05-05
Resigned
FERRIER, Edward James Lightheart→
director · resigned 1992-03-31
Resigned
FORSON, James Shiel→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-10-07 · resigned 2002-10-16
Resigned
FORSON, James Shiel→
director · ~77y · resigned 1990-01-29
Resigned
HIND, Gerald→
director · ~93y · appointed 1990-01-29 · resigned 2000-11-13
Resigned
HOWIESON, Stirling Gordon→
director · ~69y · appointed 1997-12-08 · resigned 2005-03-19
Resigned
INGLIS, Norman→
director · ~77y · resigned 1998-12-14
Resigned
LOGAN, George→
director · resigned 1992-03-31
Resigned
MACKAY, Colin Alexander→
director · ~77y · resigned 1994-01-24
Resigned
MACKAY, Iain Lewis→
director · ~70y · appointed 1994-12-12 · resigned 1996-12-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (129 total)

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2026-03-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
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officers · TM01
2025-03-18
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2025-02-11
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2024-05-24
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2024-02-28
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2023-04-03
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2023-02-27
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2022-05-30
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2022-02-15
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2021-04-09
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2021-02-17
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2020-04-11
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2020-02-25