CHARLIE OSCAR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC124067 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1990-03-30
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (3 active, 21 linked, 18 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees20

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  3. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2020-11-23
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2020-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-08-13
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    MACNAMARA, Alan Alexander resigned
    director
  17. 2006-05-08
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    MACNAMARA, Alan Alexander appointed
    director
  18. 2005-05-18
    ➖
    NEWALL, John resigned
    director
  19. 2004-07-03
    ➖
    FOK, Peter John resigned
    director
  20. 2004-07-01
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    STEVENSON, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 1998-08-30
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    CHARLTON, Peter John resigned
    director
  22. 1998-07-01
    ➕
    NEWALL, John appointed
    director
  23. 1998-06-26
    ➖
    GORE, John Richard resigned
    director
  24. 1998-06-26
    ➖
    MCADAM, Norena Winifred, Dr resigned
    director
  25. 1998-06-26
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Barry resigned
    director
  26. 1996-10-23
    ➕
    GORE, John Richard appointed
    director
  27. 1996-10-23
    ➖
    STEVENSON, Colin Graham resigned
    director
  28. 1996-06-01
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Barry appointed
    director
  29. 1996-05-31
    ➖
    PRESTON, John Hogg resigned
    director
  30. 1996-05-31
    ➖
    WORRALL, Michele resigned
    director
  31. 1996-05-21
    ➕
    CHARLTON, Peter John appointed
    director
  32. 1996-05-21
    ➕
    FOK, Peter John appointed
    director
  33. 1996-05-21
    ➖
    FORREST, James French resigned
    director
  34. 1994-10-01
    ➖
    HUTCHISON, John Stewart resigned
    director
  35. 1994-10-01
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Colin Graham appointed
    director
  36. 1994-08-30
    ➕
    KERR, Ian Macdonald appointed
    secretary
  37. 1994-08-30
    ➕
    KERR, Ian Macdonald appointed
    director
  38. 1994-08-30
    ➖
    NEWALL, John resigned
    secretary
  39. 1994-08-30
    ➖
    NEWALL, John resigned
    director
  40. 1993-01-18
    ➖
    HANNAFORD, Patricia Frances resigned
    director
  41. 1993-01-01
    ➕
    MCADAM, Norena Winifred, Dr appointed
    director
  42. 1992-12-17
    ➖
    HANNAFORD, Patricia Frances resigned
    secretary
  43. 1992-12-17
    ➕
    NEWALL, John appointed
    secretary
  44. 1992-08-27
    ➕
    NEWALL, John appointed
    director
  45. 1990-11-30
    ➖
    CLARK, Andrew resigned
    director
  46. 1990-08-12
    ➖
    ALLCOAT, Neville John resigned
    director
  47. 1990-08-12
    ➕
    FORREST, James French appointed
    director
  48. 1990-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHARLIE OSCAR LIMITED
  49. 1990-03-30
    ➕
    HANNAFORD, Patricia Frances appointed
    secretary
  50. 1990-03-30
    ➕
    ALLCOAT, Neville John appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Macdonald Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
——sig. influencesignificant influence23/11/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1990-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

54 Norwood
Newport On Tay
Fife
DD6 8DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (3 active · 18 resigned)

KERR, Ian Macdonald→
secretary · appointed 1994-08-30
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Active
KERR, Ian Macdonald→
director · ~73y · appointed 1994-08-30
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Active
STEVENSON, Paul Andrew→
director · ~46y · appointed 2004-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANNAFORD, Patricia Frances→
secretary · appointed 1990-03-30 · resigned 1992-12-17
Resigned
NEWALL, John→
secretary · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 1994-08-30
Resigned
ALLCOAT, Neville John→
director · ~94y · appointed 1990-03-30 · resigned 1990-08-12
Resigned
CHARLTON, Peter John→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-05-21 · resigned 1998-08-30
Resigned
CLARK, Andrew→
director · ~81y · appointed 1990-03-30 · resigned 1990-11-30
Resigned
FOK, Peter John→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-05-21 · resigned 2004-07-03
Resigned
FORREST, James French→
director · ~82y · appointed 1990-08-12 · resigned 1996-05-21
Resigned
GORE, John Richard→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-10-23 · resigned 1998-06-26
Resigned
HANNAFORD, Patricia Frances→
director · ~75y · appointed 1990-03-30 · resigned 1993-01-18
Resigned
HUTCHISON, John Stewart→
director · ~74y · appointed 1990-03-30 · resigned 1994-10-01
Resigned
MACNAMARA, Alan Alexander→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-05-08 · resigned 2007-08-13
Resigned
MCADAM, Norena Winifred, Dr→
director · ~71y · appointed 1993-01-01 · resigned 1998-06-26
Resigned
NEWALL, John→
director · ~84y · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2005-05-18
Resigned
NEWALL, John→
director · ~84y · appointed 1992-08-27 · resigned 1994-08-30
Resigned
PRESTON, John Hogg→
director · ~82y · appointed 1990-03-30 · resigned 1996-05-31
Resigned
ROBINSON, Barry→
director · ~75y · appointed 1996-06-01 · resigned 1998-06-26
Resigned
STEVENSON, Colin Graham→
director · ~68y · appointed 1994-10-01 · resigned 1996-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (115 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-23
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-01