ABERDEEN INDOOR BOWLING RINK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC038486 · ltd · incorporated 1963-02-28

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 54.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 54.0y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 54.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

4 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

124 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2025-12-03
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accounts · AA
2025-01-24
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accounts · AA
2023-11-10
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accounts · AA
2022-12-09
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accounts · AA
2022-07-26
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persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2022-07-13
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2022-07-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-01
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gazette · DISS40
2022-03-29
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gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-20
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accounts · AA
2022-01-20
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officers · AP01
2022-01-11
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officers · TM01
2022-01-01
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GAULD, Alexander James appointed
director
2021-12-31
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MITCHELL, Hamish Lewis Mackay resigned
director
2021-01-08
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officers · TM01
2020-12-31
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REAPER, James Fraser resigned
director
2020-11-30
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accounts · AA
2020-10-01
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PIRIE, Alan David appointed
director
2020-02-20
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BLACKWOOD, William Blane appointed
director
2019-12-31
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BARCLAY, Ian Forsyth resigned
director
2017-12-31
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PARKINSON, David Kelly resigned
director
2017-08-24
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FORBES, Stewart Lumsden appointed
director
2015-06-01
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A.C. MORRISON & RICHARDS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-06-01
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A C MORRISON & RICHARDS resigned
corporate-secretary
2013-12-11
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GRIEVE, Gordon Philp resigned
director
2013-12-11
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REAPER, James Fraser appointed
director
2013-10-26
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AITKEN, Albert Stuart resigned
director
2013-02-21
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MITCHELL, Hamish Lewis Mackay appointed
director
2013-01-10
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GRIEVE, Edwin resigned
director
2012-05-23
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BARCLAY, Ian Forsyth appointed
director
2010-04-29
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PARKINSON, David Kelly appointed
director
2004-12-14
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ROY, James Mann resigned
director
2003-12-15
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GRIEVE, Gordon Philp appointed
director
2002-12-01
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HENDERSON, Ross Mclean resigned
director
1999-11-09
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AITKEN, Albert Stuart appointed
director
1996-05-17
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Charge satisfied #1
1972-04-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1963-02-28
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Company incorporated
As ABERDEEN INDOOR BOWLING RINK LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 63 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alexander James Gauld Individual · British · DOB 08/1947 · age 79	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/01/2022
Mr Alan David Pirie Individual · British · DOB 12/1948 · age 78	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/10/2020
Mr William Blane Blackwood Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/02/2020
Mr Stewart Lumsden Forbes Individual · British · DOB 07/1948 · age 78	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	24/08/2017

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Hamish Lewis Mackay Mitchellceased 31/12/2021· significant influence
James Fraser Reaperceased 31/12/2020· significant influence
Ian Forsyth Barclayceased 31/12/2019· significant influence
David Kelly Parkinsonceased 31/12/2017· 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

Incorporated1963-02-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

18 Bon Accord Crescent

Aberdeen

AB11 6XY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-30

Last: 2026-01-16