NESS SPORTS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION

🌳Matureactive
SC274276 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-10-06
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£654.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93120Activities of sport clubs
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
30 officers (5 active, 30 linked, 28 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £654,061
Net assets shrinking
Down £55,897 YoY
Cash YoY
+57%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£60k
↑ 57% YoY
Net Worth
£654k
↓ 7.9% YoY
Current Assets
£67k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£142k£284k£426k£568k£710kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£654.1k£710.0k
Current assets£67.1k£40.6k
Cash£60.3k£38.5k
Debtors£6.9k£2.2k
Net assets£654.1k£710.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-09
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  2. 2025-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-01
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    MORRISON, Rona resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-03-28
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  6. 2025-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-03-26
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    SMITH, Brian Marshall appointed
    director
  8. 2025-03-26
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    SMITH, Rhona appointed
    director
  9. 2025-01-29
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    MURRAY, Julie resigned
    director
  10. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-01-17
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    GRAHAM, Ian Murray resigned
    director
  14. 2024-01-17
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    MORRISON, Angus resigned
    director
  15. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-22
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-09-22
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  19. 2021-09-07
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    GRAHAM, Ian Murray appointed
    director
  20. 2021-09-07
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    MURRAY, Julie appointed
    director
  21. 2021-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2021-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-06-17
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    MACKENZIE, Feonna resigned
    director
  25. 2021-06-17
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    THOMSON, Lorna resigned
    director
  26. 2021-03-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2020-11-16
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    FUREY, Patrick resigned
    director
  28. 2020-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2019-11-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2019-11-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2019-11-11
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    MACKENZIE, Feonna appointed
    director
  32. 2019-10-28
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    LATENSTEIN VAN VOORST, Orjana appointed
    director
  33. 2019-06-10
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    AMOS, Christine Fiona resigned
    director
  34. 2019-06-10
    ➖
    COOPER, Margaret Louise resigned
    director
  35. 2019-06-10
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    OAKLEY, Isobel Amber Laura resigned
    director
  36. 2018-08-27
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    MACDONALD, Norman resigned
    director
  37. 2017-09-04
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    MORRISON, Angus appointed
    director
  38. 2016-10-06
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    RUSSELL, Valerie Mary appointed
    director
  39. 2016-10-06
    ➕
    AMOS, Christine Fiona appointed
    director
  40. 2016-10-06
    ➖
    BELL, Carola Margaret resigned
    director
  41. 2016-10-06
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    OAKLEY, Isobel Amber Laura appointed
    director
  42. 2015-08-03
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    MACDONALD, Norman appointed
    director
  43. 2015-08-03
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    THOMSON, Lorna appointed
    director
  44. 2014-12-01
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    MACLEOD, Martin resigned
    director
  45. 2014-09-15
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    COOPER, Margaret Louise appointed
    director
  46. 2014-09-15
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    FUREY, Patrick appointed
    director
  47. 2014-09-15
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    MORRISON, Donald Alistair resigned
    director
  48. 2014-09-15
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    MORRISON, Rona appointed
    director
  49. 2014-09-14
    ➖
    MORRISON, Donald Alistair resigned
    secretary
  50. 2014-05-01
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Calum Iain resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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-limited-exemption
Incorporated2004-10-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Spors Nis Lionel
Port Of Ness
Isle Of Lewis
HS2 0XB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (5 active · 25 resigned)

LATENSTEIN VAN VOORST, Orjana→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEOD, Alison→
director · ~39y · appointed 2009-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSSELL, Valerie Mary→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Brian Marshall→
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Rhona→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERRIS, Michael Ian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-06 · resigned 2006-10-06
Resigned
MORRISON, Donald Alistair→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-07 · resigned 2014-09-14
Resigned
AMOS, Christine Fiona→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-10-06 · resigned 2019-06-10
Resigned
BELL, Carola Margaret→
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-11-18 · resigned 2016-10-06
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Kenneth Angus→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-12-07 · resigned 2009-04-27
Resigned
COOPER, Margaret Louise→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-09-15 · resigned 2019-06-10
Resigned
FERRIS, Michael Ian→
nominee-director · ~80y · appointed 2004-10-06 · resigned 2004-11-01
Resigned
FUREY, Patrick→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-09-15 · resigned 2020-11-16
Resigned
GRAHAM, Ian Murray→
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-09-07 · resigned 2024-01-17
Resigned
HARRIS, Lynne Hazel→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-04-27 · resigned 2010-08-01
Resigned
HARRIS, Mark Leonard→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2011-05-15
Resigned
MACDONALD, Iain Gordon→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2004-12-08
Resigned
MACDONALD, Norman→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-08-03 · resigned 2018-08-27
Resigned
MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay→
nominee-director · ~77y · appointed 2004-10-06 · resigned 2004-11-01
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Feonna→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-11-11 · resigned 2021-06-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06