SCOTTISH CANOE ASSOCIATION

🌳Matureactive

SC207488 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2000-05-26

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£437.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.1y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 23.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

78 officers (7 active, 78 linked, 74 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

222 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £437,532

Cash YoY

-22%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£535k

↓ 22% YoY

Net Worth

£438k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£560k

↓ 26% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1.72M	£1.51M
Current assets	£560.2k	£753.6k
Cash	£534.7k	£688.7k
Debtors	£25.4k	£64.9k
Net assets	£437.5k	£435.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (174 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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officers · TM01
2026-03-21
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DORIN, Andrew James Neilson resigned
director
2025-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-23
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gazette · DISS40
2025-08-12
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gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-27
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MEAR, David resigned
director
2024-12-20
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MILLER, James Arthur, Leavey resigned
director
2024-12-20
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SMITH, Stuart resigned
director
2024-12-20
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officers · TM01
2024-12-20
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officers · TM01
2024-12-20
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officers · AP01
2024-12-19
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BYERS, Alison Marie appointed
director
2024-12-19
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LEE, Niamh Orla appointed
director
2024-12-19
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MULRAIN, Mark appointed
director
2024-12-19
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NICOL, Kenneth Alexander John appointed
director
2024-12-19
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PITT, Stewart Richard appointed
director
2024-12-19
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SIMON, Scott resigned
director
2024-12-19
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officers · AP01
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officers · TM01
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officers · AP01
2024-12-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-02
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incorporation · MA
2024-10-08
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accounts · AA
2024-09-13
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COOPER, Doug resigned
director
2024-09-13
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SMITH, Stuart appointed
director
2024-09-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-09
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BENSON, Susan Helen resigned
director
2024-07-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-11
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MEAR, David appointed
director
2024-06-11
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officers · AP01
2024-04-16
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SANT, Richard Michael appointed
director
2024-04-16
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officers · AP01
2024-01-16
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MALLON, Cheryl resigned
director
2024-01-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-15
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MASLEN, Amber resigned
director
2023-12-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-15
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CHAPMAN, Claire Mary resigned
director
2023-11-15
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COOPER, Doug appointed
director
2023-11-15
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DORIN, Andrew James Neilson appointed
director
2023-11-15
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LINKSTED, Stephen David resigned
director
2023-11-15
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SIMON, Scott appointed
director
2023-08-01
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MILLER, James Arthur, Leavey appointed
director
2023-05-30
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CHAPMAN, Brian Robson resigned
director
2023-05-17
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HOLLIS, Dean Andrew resigned
director
2023-05-16
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SNITJER, Francesca resigned
director
2022-11-16
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MASLEN, Amber appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 174 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2000-05-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Grandtully Campsite

Grandtully

Pitlochry

PH9 0PL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-06

Last: 2025-05-23