GOLF SCOTLAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC159799 · ltd · incorporated 1995-08-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£823.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £823,432
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.4m
↓ 3.1% YoY
Net Worth
£823k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£2.0m
↓ 1.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£411k£822k£1.2m£1.6m£2.1mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£848.4k£553.0k
Current assets£2.03M£2.06M
Cash£1.37M£1.41M
Debtors£647.7k£626.9k
Net assets£823.4k£478.0k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  2. 2024-09-25
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  3. 2023-09-26
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  4. 2022-09-29
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  5. 2021-09-30
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  6. 2020-12-30
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  7. 2019-09-27
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  8. 2019-06-27
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  9. 2019-05-03
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  10. 2019-04-05
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-04-05
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-04-01
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    FORRESTER, Michael resigned
    director
  13. 2019-04-01
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    FORRESTER, William Wilson resigned
    director
  14. 2019-03-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  15. 2019-02-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-09-28
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  17. 2017-09-26
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  18. 2011-10-03
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    FORRESTER, Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2011-09-30
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    HART, Scott resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-09-30
    ➕
    FORRESTER, William Wilson appointed
    director
  21. 2011-09-30
    ➖
    HART, William Scott resigned
    director
  22. 2011-01-21
    ➕
    HART, Scott appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-09-10
    ➖
    HART, George Gossland resigned
    secretary
  24. 2010-09-10
    ➖
    HART, George Gossland resigned
    director
  25. 2009-09-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2009-06-18
    ➕
    MCKAY, Brian appointed
    director
  27. 2009-06-18
    ➖
    HAMMOND, Peter resigned
    secretary
  28. 2009-06-18
    ➕
    HART, George Gossland appointed
    secretary
  29. 2009-06-18
    ➖
    GRIFFITHS, Linda resigned
    director
  30. 2000-08-01
    ➕
    HAMMOND, Peter appointed
    secretary
  31. 2000-07-31
    ➖
    A & R ROBERTSON & BLACK WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 1996-04-11
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Linda appointed
    director
  33. 1996-03-08
    ➖
    HART, Annette Mccormack resigned
    director
  34. 1996-02-08
    ➕
    HART, George Gossland appointed
    director
  35. 1996-02-08
    ➕
    HART, William Scott appointed
    director
  36. 1995-08-16
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    Company incorporated
    As GOLF SCOTLAND LIMITED
  37. 1995-08-16
    ➕
    A & R ROBERTSON & BLACK WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  38. 1995-08-16
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  39. 1995-08-16
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  40. 1995-08-16
    ➕
    HART, Annette Mccormack appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Abermuir Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abermuir Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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GOLF SCOTLAND LIMITED
This company · SC159799

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abermuir Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-08-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

Poppy House / 2b
Dalhousie Street
Carnoustie
DD7 6EJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

MCKAY, Brian→
director · ~43y · appointed 2009-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMMOND, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-01 · resigned 2009-06-18
Resigned
HART, George Gossland→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-18 · resigned 2010-09-10
Resigned
HART, Scott→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-21 · resigned 2011-09-30
Resigned
A & R ROBERTSON & BLACK WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1995-08-16 · resigned 2000-07-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1995-08-16 · resigned 1995-08-16
Resigned
FORRESTER, Michael→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-10-03 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned
FORRESTER, William Wilson→
director · ~86y · appointed 2011-09-30 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Linda→
director · ~55y · appointed 1996-04-11 · resigned 2009-06-18
Resigned
HART, Annette Mccormack→
director · ~85y · appointed 1995-08-16 · resigned 1996-03-08
Resigned
HART, George Gossland→
director · ~87y · appointed 1996-02-08 · resigned 2010-09-10
Resigned
HART, William Scott→
director · ~81y · appointed 1996-02-08 · resigned 2011-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property18/09/2009—
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Recent filings (94 total)

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2024-09-25
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2024-02-26
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2023-09-26
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2023-03-24
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2021-09-30
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2021-03-23
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2020-12-30
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2019-09-27
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