LOUDOUN MAINS COUNTRY CLUB CIC

🌳Matureactive
SC155271 · ltd · incorporated 1995-01-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93120Activities of sport clubs
  • 93130Fitness facilities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
84 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-11
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-21
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-21
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-19
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-21
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2018-12-21
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    change-of-name-community-interest-company
    change-of-name · CICCON
  11. 2018-12-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2018-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-12-17
    REYNOLDS, Shirley resigned
    director
  17. 2008-12-31
    REYNOLDS, Shirley appointed
    director
  18. 1998-08-01
    REYNOLDS, Elaine Hastings appointed
    director
  19. 1995-11-01
    REYNOLDS, David Taylor appointed
    secretary
  20. 1995-11-01
    REYNOLDS, David Taylor appointed
    director
  21. 1995-10-09
    LYGATE, Sheena resigned
    secretary
  22. 1995-10-09
    LYGATE, Sheena resigned
    director
  23. 1995-08-09
    LYGATE, Susan Mary Janet resigned
    director
  24. 1995-01-10
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    Company incorporated
    As LOUDOUN MAINS COUNTRY CLUB CIC
  25. 1995-01-10
    LYGATE, Sheena appointed
    secretary
  26. 1995-01-10
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1995-01-10
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1995-01-10
    LYGATE, Sheena appointed
    director
  29. 1995-01-10
    LYGATE, Susan Mary Janet appointed
    director
  30. 1995-01-10
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1995-01-10
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Taylor Reynolds
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
75100%
75-100% shares07/04/2016
Mrs Elaine Hastings Reynolds
Individual · British,Scottish · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/01/2025

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
Incorporated1995-01-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Loudoun Mains Country Club
Loudoun Mains Farm
Newmilns
East Ayrshire
KA16 9LG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

REYNOLDS, David Taylor
secretary · appointed 1995-11-01
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Active
REYNOLDS, David Taylor
director · ~60y · appointed 1995-11-01
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Active
REYNOLDS, Elaine Hastings
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-08-01
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Active
LYGATE, Sheena
secretary · appointed 1995-01-10 · resigned 1995-10-09
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-01-10 · resigned 1995-01-10
Resigned
LYGATE, Sheena
director · ~63y · appointed 1995-01-10 · resigned 1995-10-09
Resigned
LYGATE, Susan Mary Janet
director · ~66y · appointed 1995-01-10 · resigned 1995-08-09
Resigned
REYNOLDS, Shirley
director · ~85y · appointed 2008-12-31 · resigned 2009-12-17
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-01-10 · resigned 1995-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-19