ABERDEEN RIDING CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC159535 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1995-08-03
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£203.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
22 officers (4 active, 22 linked, 20 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £203,868
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£81k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£204k
↑ 8.2% YoY
Current Assets
£180k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£41k£82k£122k£163k£204kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£203.9k£188.5k
Current assets£179.7k£194.5k
Cash£81.1k£92.0k
Debtors£9.5k£8.9k
Net assets£203.9k£188.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-03-20
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  3. 2024-09-10
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-09-01
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    RUGG, John Peter resigned
    director
  5. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2022-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-07
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    DARGIE, Martin appointed
    director
  9. 2021-07-07
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    ETHERSON, Nichola appointed
    director
  10. 2021-07-07
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-07-07
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  12. 2021-06-03
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    THOMPSON, Lee Scott appointed
    director
  13. 2021-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-06-01
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    CHARLES, Philip resigned
    director
  16. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  17. 2020-06-16
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  18. 2019-04-01
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  19. 2018-03-30
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  20. 2017-06-01
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  21. 2017-04-05
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  22. 2015-07-16
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    ROBERTSON, Tracy resigned
    director
  23. 2014-06-20
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    ROBERTSON, Tracy appointed
    director
  24. 2011-07-07
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    GRANT, Keith resigned
    director
  25. 2009-08-04
    ➖
    GRAY, Emily Susan resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-01-25
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    ALEXANDER, Graeme Andrew resigned
    director
  27. 2008-06-16
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    RUGG, John Peter appointed
    director
  28. 2008-01-15
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    GRAY, Emily Susan resigned
    director
  29. 2005-08-09
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    CHARLES, Philip appointed
    director
  30. 2005-08-09
    ➕
    GRANT, Keith appointed
    director
  31. 2004-05-24
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    ANDERSON, Edward Shepherd resigned
    director
  32. 2003-11-01
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    MONRO, Yvonne resigned
    director
  33. 2003-11-01
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    PADDON, Elizabeth Mary resigned
    director
  34. 2003-09-12
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    ROSS, Alan Fraser resigned
    director
  35. 2002-08-28
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    ALEXANDER, Graeme Andrew appointed
    director
  36. 2002-08-23
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    BURNETT & REID resigned
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2002-08-21
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    GRAY, Emily Susan appointed
    secretary
  38. 2002-03-01
    ➖
    SIM, Dorothy Alexander resigned
    director
  39. 2001-12-20
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    CORREA, Penny resigned
    director
  40. 2000-10-06
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    MCLEAN, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  41. 1999-10-10
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    MCCARTHY, Sally appointed
    director
  42. 1999-10-10
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    ANDERSON, Edward Shepherd appointed
    director
  43. 1999-10-10
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    CORREA, Penny appointed
    director
  44. 1999-10-10
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    CRAWFORD, John Alexander resigned
    director
  45. 1999-10-10
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    CRAWFORD, Susan Gordon resigned
    director
  46. 1999-10-10
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    MONRO, Yvonne appointed
    director
  47. 1999-10-10
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    PADDON, Elizabeth Mary appointed
    director
  48. 1999-10-10
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    SIM, Dorothy Alexander appointed
    director
  49. 1998-08-22
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    TAIG, Jacqueline Grace resigned
    director
  50. 1996-09-21
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Jacqueline appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 57 events

Owner dependency

50/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1995-08-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Aberdeen Riding Club
Nether Anguston Farm
Peterculter
Aberdeen
AB14 0PN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (4 active · 18 resigned)

DARGIE, Martin→
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ETHERSON, Nichola→
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCARTHY, Sally→
director · ~49y · appointed 1999-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, Lee Scott→
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Emily Susan→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-21 · resigned 2009-08-04
Resigned
BURNETT & REID→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1995-08-03 · resigned 2002-08-23
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Graeme Andrew→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2009-01-25
Resigned
ANDERSON, Edward Shepherd→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-10-10 · resigned 2004-05-24
Resigned
CHARLES, Philip→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-08-09 · resigned 2021-06-01
Resigned
CORREA, Penny→
director · ~51y · appointed 1999-10-10 · resigned 2001-12-20
Resigned
CRAWFORD, John Alexander→
director · ~78y · appointed 1995-08-03 · resigned 1999-10-10
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Susan Gordon→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-08-03 · resigned 1999-10-10
Resigned
GRANT, Keith→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-08-09 · resigned 2011-07-07
Resigned
GRAY, Emily Susan→
director · ~81y · appointed 1995-08-03 · resigned 2008-01-15
Resigned
MCLEAN, Jacqueline→
director · ~53y · appointed 1996-09-21 · resigned 2000-10-06
Resigned
MONRO, Yvonne→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-10-10 · resigned 2003-11-01
Resigned
PADDON, Elizabeth Mary→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-10-10 · resigned 2003-11-01
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Tracy→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-06-20 · resigned 2015-07-16
Resigned
ROSS, Alan Fraser→
director · ~73y · appointed 1995-08-03 · resigned 2003-09-12
Resigned
RUGG, John Peter→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2024-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
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officers · TM01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
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2021-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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2021-07-07
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officers · TM01
2021-06-03
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officers · AP01
2021-06-03