GREENACRES CURLING LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC200546 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-29
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 26.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
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Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
93 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
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| Average employees | 1200 | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
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Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-07📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-10-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-12-28📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-12-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2002-06-01➕DICKSON, Robert Roderick appointeddirector
- 2001-05-14🔒Charge registered #4Lender: John Laird Holmes Stevenson
- 2000-02-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: John Laird Holmes Stevenson
- 2000-01-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2000-01-18➕MACKENZIE, Rosemary Margaret appointeddirector
- 2000-01-18➖DICKSON, Robert Roderick resigneddirector
- 1999-11-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1999-09-29🏢Company incorporatedAs GREENACRES CURLING LTD.
- 1999-09-29➕HARDING, Richard Ian Charles appointedsecretary
- 1999-09-29➕HARDING, Richard Ian Charles appointeddirector
- 1999-09-29➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-29➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-29➕DICKSON, Robert Roderick appointeddirector
- 1999-09-29➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-09-29➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Richard Ian Charles Harding Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| STEWART TRAVEL LIMITED→ SC400502 · est 2011 | £30.04M £23.36M–£36.72M | £109.39M | — | 36000 | 14y | 91 | 68y |
| IF ONLY HOLIDAYS LIMITED→ SC268032 · est 2004 | £4.61M £3.59M–£5.64M | — | — | 5900 | 22y | 85 | 69y |
| AC PROJECTS/ALTERNATIVE CURRENTS LIMITED→ SC400717 · est 2011 | £3.2k £2.5k–£3.9k | — | — | 0 | 14y | 93 | 66y |
| ALLAN GLEN'S SPORTS CLUB LIMITED→ SC117858 · est 1989 | — | — | £1.9k | — | 37y | 83 | 88y |
| D. & D. AMUSEMENTS LTD.→ SC196522 · est 1999 | — | — | £120.9k | — | 26y | 83 | 68y |
| FACT THREE→ SC319714 · est 2007 | — | — | £168.8k | — | 19y | 83 | 73y |
| IN EXTREMIS LIMITED→ SC142085 · est 1993 | — | — | £61.2k | — | 33y | 83 | 61y |
| SCOTTISH JEWISH ARCHIVES CENTRE→ SC210878 · est 2000 | — | — | £120.5k | — | 25y | 83 | 79y |
| SCOTTISH NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO DAVID LIVINGSTONE TRUST→ SC016172 · est 1930 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 95y | 83 | 75y |
| THE ANTONINE SPORTS CENTRE→ SC144453 · est 1993 | — | — | £199.7k | — | 33y | 83 | 86y |
| THE GLADIATOR PROGRAMME LIMITED→ SC214238 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | 83 | 74y |
| WESTERN LAWN TENNIS COMPANY, LIMITED→ SC012458 · est 1922 | — | — | — | — | 103y | 83 | 76y |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-09-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
C/O Aab Business & Tax Advisory Llp
133 Finnieston Street
Glasgow
G3 8HB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
HARDING, Richard Ian Charles→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-09-29
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DICKSON, Robert Roderick→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2002-06-01
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HARDING, Richard Ian Charles→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 1999-09-29
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MACKENZIE, Rosemary Margaret→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2000-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-29 · resigned 1999-09-29
DICKSON, Robert Roderick→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1999-09-29 · resigned 2000-01-18
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-29 · resigned 1999-09-29
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | John Laird Holmes Stevenson | Standard security | 1 property | 14/05/2001 | — | |
| outstanding | John Laird Holmes Stevenson | Standard security | 1 property | 17/02/2000 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 25/01/2000 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 19/11/1999 | — |
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Recent filings (93 total)
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