OBAN & LORN COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC139465 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1992-07-27
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 27.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). 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 27.4y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
38 officers (9 active, 38 linked, 34 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
141 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (88 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
    WESLEY, Nicholas appointed
    director
  2. 2025-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  3. 2025-06-13
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  4. 2024-10-03
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  5. 2024-07-08
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  6. 2024-06-03
    EVANS, Carol Ann resigned
    director
  7. 2023-10-11
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  8. 2023-08-14
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  9. 2023-08-14
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  10. 2023-06-26
    LOWE, Sheila Nicol Lindsay appointed
    director
  11. 2023-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  12. 2022-09-30
    LANE, David George resigned
    director
  13. 2021-12-30
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  14. 2021-02-01
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  15. 2020-12-18
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  16. 2020-11-30
    FAULKNER, Michael Anthony resigned
    director
  17. 2019-03-29
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  18. 2019-03-29
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  19. 2019-03-29
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  20. 2019-03-29
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  21. 2019-03-29
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  22. 2019-03-29
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  23. 2019-03-18
    MACLEOD, Lorna Campbell appointed
    director
  24. 2019-03-18
    BLEAZARD, David resigned
    director
  25. 2019-03-18
    LANE, David George appointed
    director
  26. 2019-03-18
    MACALLISTER, Karen Louise resigned
    director
  27. 2018-09-27
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  28. 2017-08-28
    FAULKNER, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  29. 2017-05-04
    MACLEAN, Iain Stewart resigned
    director
  30. 2017-03-13
    MEAD, Andrew Ian appointed
    secretary
  31. 2017-03-13
    NEWISS, Andrew Gordon resigned
    secretary
  32. 2017-03-13
    NEWISS, Andrew Gordon resigned
    director
  33. 2016-05-23
    EVANS, Carol Ann appointed
    director
  34. 2015-05-25
    MEAD, Andrew Ian appointed
    director
  35. 2015-04-20
    JESPERSEN, Pauline resigned
    director
  36. 2015-03-20
    MACLEAN, Iain Stewart appointed
    director
  37. 2013-02-08
    FRASER, Louise Anne appointed
    director
  38. 2012-12-07
    FORTEITH, John Archibald resigned
    director
  39. 2011-11-18
    MCINTOSH, Donald, Cllr resigned
    director
  40. 2011-05-10
    CLUNIE, Roy Miller resigned
    director
  41. 2011-03-01
    MCINTOSH, Donald, Cllr appointed
    director
  42. 2011-02-21
    MCCUISH, Roderick William resigned
    director
  43. 2011-01-17
    ELLIOT, Roger Innes appointed
    director
  44. 2010-08-27
    MITCHELL, David Cameron resigned
    director
  45. 2009-04-21
    YOUNG, Rosemary Lindsay resigned
    director
  46. 2008-05-17
    MACALLISTER, Karen Louise appointed
    director
  47. 2008-04-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  48. 2007-08-20
    FORTEITH, John Archibald appointed
    director
  49. 2007-08-20
    MCCUISH, Roderick William appointed
    director
  50. 2007-04-30
    MCQUADE, Thomas resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Incorporated1992-07-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Atlantis Leisure
Dalriach Road
Oban
Argyll
PA34 5JE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (9 active · 29 resigned)

MEAD, Andrew Ian
secretary · appointed 2017-03-13
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CAMPBELL, Iain Angus
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-05-20
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Active
ELLIOT, Roger Innes
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-01-17
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Active
FRASER, Louise Anne
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-02-08
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Active
LOWE, Sheila Nicol Lindsay
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-06-26
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Active
MACLEOD, Lorna Campbell
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-03-18
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Active
MATHESON, Neil Macrae
director · ~67y · appointed 1992-07-27
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Active
MEAD, Andrew Ian
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-05-25
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Active
WESLEY, Nicholas
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-09-01
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Active
MACGREGOR, John Colin
secretary · appointed 2001-06-05 · resigned 2005-03-21
Resigned
NEWISS, Andrew Gordon
secretary · appointed 2005-03-21 · resigned 2017-03-13
Resigned
PRESTON, David Michael
secretary · appointed 1992-07-27 · resigned 2001-06-05
Resigned
AINSLEY, Jean Helen May
director · ~65y · appointed 1999-04-19 · resigned 2005-03-21
Resigned
BLEAZARD, David
director · ~65y · appointed 1992-07-27 · resigned 2019-03-18
Resigned
CLUNIE, Roy Miller
director · ~70y · appointed 1992-07-27 · resigned 2011-05-10
Resigned
EVANS, Carol Ann
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-05-23 · resigned 2024-06-03
Resigned
FAULKNER, Michael Anthony
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-08-28 · resigned 2020-11-30
Resigned
FORTEITH, John Archibald
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-08-20 · resigned 2012-12-07
Resigned
HYDE, John Clapperton
director · ~82y · appointed 1992-07-27 · resigned 2006-04-24
Resigned
JESPERSEN, Pauline
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2015-04-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property17/11/199811/04/2008

Recent filings (141 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-01