AIRDRIE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC231089 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-02

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£450.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93199Other sports activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (2 active, 19 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £450,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£450k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£22k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£450.0k	£450.0k
Current assets	£21.7k	£21.7k
Net assets	£450.0k	£450.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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2025-03-14
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2023-02-20
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2022-03-24
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2021-10-06
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HETHERINGTON, Scott resigned
director
2021-10-06
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2021-06-14
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2020-03-04
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2019-03-28
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2019-02-08
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2019-02-07
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MARSHALL, William resigned
director
2018-12-20
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SHIELDS, Stuart James resigned
director
2018-12-20
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2018-03-29
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2018-01-29
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HETHERINGTON, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2018-01-29
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RUSSELL, Scott Cameron appointed
director
2018-01-29
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BALLANTYNE, Ann Marie resigned
secretary
2018-01-29
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BALLANTYNE, Ann Marie resigned
director
2018-01-29
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HETHERINGTON, Scott appointed
director
2018-01-29
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MARSHALL, William appointed
director
2018-01-29
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2018-01-29
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2018-01-07
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BALLANTYNE, Gillian resigned
director
2018-01-07
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BALLANTYNE, James William resigned
director
2018-01-07
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BALLANTYNE, Rose Mary resigned
director
2018-01-05
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WOTHERSPOON, Thomas Brown resigned
director
2017-12-14
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SHIELDS, Stuart James appointed
director
2016-06-10
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KING, Iain Rossi resigned
director
2015-08-01
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KING, Iain Rossi appointed
director
2015-06-12
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WOTHERSPOON, Thomas Brown appointed
director
2014-10-01
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EWING, Christopher resigned
director
2014-01-07
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RUTHERFORD, Colin Neil resigned
director
2013-07-01
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EWING, Christopher appointed
director
2013-05-21
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BALLANTYNE, Gillian appointed
director
2013-05-21
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RUTHERFORD, Colin Neil appointed
director
2009-11-27
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BALLANTYNE, John resigned
director
2007-08-25
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SPEIRS, Gavin Walter resigned
director
2007-08-25
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SPEIRS, Walter Gardner resigned
director
2005-04-02
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SPEIRS, Walter Gardner appointed
director
2002-07-11
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BALLANTYNE, Rose Mary appointed
director
2002-07-01
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BALLANTYNE, John appointed
director
2002-05-08
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2002-05-08
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2002-05-07
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BALLANTYNE, Ann Marie appointed
secretary
2002-05-07
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BALLANTYNE, Ann Marie appointed
director
2002-05-07
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BALLANTYNE, James William appointed
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

The Airdrie Diamonds Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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The Airdrie Diamonds Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

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AIRDRIE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

This company · SC231089

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Airdrie Diamonds Ltd Corporate entity	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	09/01/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Thomas Brown Wotherspoonceased 09/01/2018· 50-75% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-05-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Excelsior Stadium

Craigneuk Avenue

Airdrie

ML6 8QZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-16

Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (2 active · 17 resigned)

HETHERINGTON, Paul Anthony→

director · ~56y · appointed 2018-01-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RUSSELL, Scott Cameron→

director · ~55y · appointed 2018-01-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BALLANTYNE, Ann Marie→

secretary · appointed 2002-05-07 · resigned 2018-01-29

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-02 · resigned 2002-05-08

Resigned

BALLANTYNE, Ann Marie→

director · ~66y · appointed 2002-05-07 · resigned 2018-01-29

Resigned

BALLANTYNE, Gillian→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-05-21 · resigned 2018-01-07

Resigned

BALLANTYNE, James William→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-05-07 · resigned 2018-01-07

Resigned

BALLANTYNE, John→

director · ~90y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2009-11-27

Resigned

BALLANTYNE, Rose Mary→

director · ~89y · appointed 2002-07-11 · resigned 2018-01-07

Resigned

EWING, Christopher→

director · ~48y · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2014-10-01

Resigned

HETHERINGTON, Scott→

director · ~43y · appointed 2018-01-29 · resigned 2021-10-06

Resigned

KING, Iain Rossi→

director · ~59y · appointed 2015-08-01 · resigned 2016-06-10

Resigned

MARSHALL, William→

director · ~70y · appointed 2018-01-29 · resigned 2019-02-07

Resigned

RUTHERFORD, Colin Neil→

director · ~71y · appointed 2013-05-21 · resigned 2014-01-07

Resigned

SHIELDS, Stuart James→

director · ~52y · appointed 2017-12-14 · resigned 2018-12-20

Resigned

SPEIRS, Gavin Walter→

director · ~45y · appointed 2002-05-07 · resigned 2007-08-25

Resigned

SPEIRS, Walter Gardner→

director · ~76y · appointed 2005-04-02 · resigned 2007-08-25

Resigned

WOTHERSPOON, Thomas Brown→

director · ~58y · appointed 2015-06-12 · resigned 2018-01-05

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-02 · resigned 2002-05-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

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2026-02-26

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2025-06-04

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2025-03-14

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2024-05-16

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2024-02-23

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2023-05-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

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2023-02-20

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2022-05-09

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accounts · AA

2022-03-24

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officers · TM01

2021-10-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-06-14

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2021-05-04

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2020-07-08

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accounts · AA

2020-03-04

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-06-05