CUMBERNAULD RUGBY FOOTBALL AND SPORTS CLUB LIMITED

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SC066470 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1978-11-28

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

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 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 46.4y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 46.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

89 officers (2 active, 89 linked, 73 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

240 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	300	300

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

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (185 events)Click to expand

2025-06-29
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2024-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
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officers · TM01
2023-05-31
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FRASER, Cameron resigned
director
2023-03-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-31
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WALLACE, Alessia resigned
director
2022-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
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address · AD01
2022-09-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-30
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COCHRANE, James resigned
director
2022-05-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
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COCHRANE, James appointed
director
2021-11-17
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FRASER, Cameron appointed
director
2021-11-17
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FRASER, Cameron resigned
director
2021-11-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-30
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KEARTON, Charles John resigned
director
2020-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-30
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DAVISON, Tracey Thomasina resigned
director
2019-08-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-08-08
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MACKELLAICH, Michelle resigned
director
2019-07-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-07-25
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FRASER, Cameron appointed
director
2019-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-30
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DAVISON, Tracey Thomasina appointed
director
2019-05-30
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WALLACE, Alessia appointed
director
2019-05-16
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COCHRANE, James resigned
director
2019-05-16
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MCDONALD, John William resigned
director
2018-06-05
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MACKELLAICH, Michelle appointed
director
2014-02-17
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JUSTICE, Paul Edward George resigned
director
2014-01-30
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KEARTON, Charles John appointed
director
2014-01-26
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RAMSAY, Robert Anthony resigned
director
2014-01-24
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JUSTICE, Paul Edward George resigned
secretary
2013-06-09
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MITCHELL, John appointed
director
2013-06-09
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COCHRANE, James appointed
director
2013-05-16
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MCLAREN, James resigned
director
2012-05-17
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DUNNACHIE, Nicholas Henry resigned
director
2012-05-17
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MOONEY, Christopher resigned
director
2011-06-07
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MCDONALD, John William appointed
director
2010-06-21
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MCLAREN, James appointed
director
2010-05-20
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INVERARITY, David resigned
director
2010-05-20
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INVERARITY, David resigned
director
2010-05-20
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MOONEY, Christopher appointed
director
2010-05-20
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MOONEY, Stephen resigned
director
2010-05-20
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YOUNG, Mark resigned
director

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Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1978-11-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

10-11 Auchenkilns Holdings

Cumbernauld

Glasgow

G67 4HA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-08

Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (2 active · 87 resigned)

BRASH, Stephen→

director · ~61y · appointed 2008-07-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MITCHELL, John→

director · ~70y · appointed 2013-06-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BAIRD, Harvey Crabbe→

secretary · resigned 1992-04-29

Resigned

COCHRANE, James→

secretary · appointed 1997-05-15 · resigned 1998-05-07

Resigned

COLETTA, John→

secretary · appointed 1992-05-07 · resigned 1994-05-05

Resigned

COLLINS, John Brash→

secretary · appointed 1994-05-05 · resigned 1996-08-17

Resigned

GRAY, Ian George Mcgregor→

secretary · appointed 2001-05-07 · resigned 2005-05-12

Resigned

HARVES CRABBE, Baird→

secretary · appointed 2001-04-02 · resigned 2002-05-09

Resigned

JUSTICE, Paul Edward George→

secretary · appointed 2005-05-12 · resigned 2014-01-24

Resigned

MORRISON, James→

secretary · appointed 1998-05-07 · resigned 2001-04-02

Resigned

SWEENY, Gary→

secretary · resigned 1991-05-02

Resigned

ALLAN, Lindsay→

director · ~77y · appointed 1996-05-03 · resigned 1997-05-15

Resigned

ANGUS, James→

director · ~72y · appointed 1992-09-09 · resigned 1994-05-05

Resigned

ARTHUR, Alexander→

director · ~63y · appointed 2005-05-12 · resigned 2008-05-15

Resigned

BAIRD, Harvey Crabbe→

director · ~78y · appointed 2000-05-11 · resigned 2002-05-09

Resigned

BAIRD, Harvey Crabbe→

director · ~78y · appointed 1997-05-15 · resigned 1999-05-20

Resigned

BAIRD, Harvey Crabbe→

director · ~78y · resigned 1992-04-29

Resigned

BARRIE, David→

director · ~76y · appointed 2005-05-12 · resigned 2006-05-11

Resigned

BARRIE, David→

director · ~76y · appointed 1997-05-15 · resigned 1998-07-18

Resigned

CALDER, Iain Cowan→

director · ~78y · appointed 1999-05-20 · resigned 2001-05-07

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Alloa Brewery Company Alloa Brewery Company LTD	Standard security	1 property	21/02/1984	—
satisfied	Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Scottish & Newcastle Breweries PLC	Supplementary minute of agreement £4,000	1 property	21/10/1982	23/04/1984
outstanding	The Scottish Sports Council	Standard security	1 property	20/11/1979	—

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Recent filings (240 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-10-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-09-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-03-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-12-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-09-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-03

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-05-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-12-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-11-17