LOCHSIDE ARENA

🌳Matureactive
SC352223 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-12-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£321.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). 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, 1 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, 27 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £321,320
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,306 YoY
Cash YoY
+51%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↑ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£321k
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£68k£135k£203k£271k£339kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£321.3k£338.6k
Current assets£17.9k£15.2k
Cash£8.5k£5.6k
Debtors£9.4k£9.5k
Net assets£321.3k£338.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-28
    ROSS, Mairi Catherine Maclennan resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-05-16
    HOWE, Peter Mountstuart appointed
    director
  7. 2024-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-03-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-03-21
    ROSS, Joanna resigned
    director
  12. 2024-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-03-18
    MACLEOD, Anna Margaret appointed
    director
  15. 2024-03-15
    MONTGOMERY, Lyndsay Isabell appointed
    director
  16. 2024-03-15
    ROSS, Mairi Catherine Maclennan appointed
    director
  17. 2024-03-15
    TREVOR, Adrian John resigned
    director
  18. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-10-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-10-15
    TAYLOR, Gayle resigned
    director
  21. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-12-10
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  23. 2021-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2021-09-09
    BULL, Gina Louise resigned
    director
  25. 2021-09-09
    EMMERSON, Lydia Rhian resigned
    director
  26. 2021-09-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2021-09-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2021-08-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2021-08-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2021-08-14
    FRASER, Amy Louise appointed
    director
  32. 2021-08-14
    FRASER, John Murdo appointed
    director
  33. 2021-08-14
    BULL, Gina Louise appointed
    director
  34. 2021-08-14
    EMMERSON, Lydia Rhian appointed
    director
  35. 2021-08-14
    FELLOWS, Robert Paul resigned
    director
  36. 2021-08-14
    MACLEOD, Muriel resigned
    director
  37. 2021-08-14
    MORRISON, Diane Gillies resigned
    director
  38. 2021-08-14
    ROSS, Joanna appointed
    director
  39. 2021-08-14
    TAYLOR, Gayle appointed
    director
  40. 2021-08-14
    TREVOR, Adrian John appointed
    director
  41. 2020-06-01
    MACLEOD, Michelle resigned
    director
  42. 2020-01-01
    HOWEY, Emily May resigned
    director
  43. 2019-03-25
    MACLEAN, Lisa Samantha resigned
    director
  44. 2019-03-25
    MACLEOD, Michelle appointed
    director
  45. 2016-06-01
    MACIVER, Isobel resigned
    director
  46. 2015-10-22
    CHISHOLM, John resigned
    director
  47. 2015-07-17
    MACIVER, Laura Ann resigned
    director
  48. 2015-02-06
    MACDONALD, Donna Erica resigned
    secretary
  49. 2015-02-06
    CHISHOLM, Fiona resigned
    director
  50. 2015-02-06
    LOW, Hector Arnott resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 76 events

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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
Incorporated2008-12-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

24-26 Lewis Street
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (5 active · 25 resigned)

FRASER, Amy Louise
director · ~30y · appointed 2021-08-14
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Active
FRASER, John Murdo
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-08-14
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Active
HOWE, Peter Mountstuart
director · ~78y · appointed 2024-05-16
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Active
MACLEOD, Anna Margaret
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-03-18
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Active
MONTGOMERY, Lyndsay Isabell
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-03-15
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Active
MACDONALD, Donna Erica
secretary · appointed 2014-07-07 · resigned 2015-02-06
Resigned
MACLEOD, Donna
secretary · appointed 2008-12-08 · resigned 2014-07-01
Resigned
JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-12-08 · resigned 2008-12-08
Resigned
BULL, Gina Louise
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-08-14 · resigned 2021-09-09
Resigned
CHISHOLM, Fiona
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-12-08 · resigned 2015-02-06
Resigned
CHISHOLM, John
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-12-08 · resigned 2015-10-22
Resigned
EMMERSON, Lydia Rhian
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-08-14 · resigned 2021-09-09
Resigned
FELLOWS, Robert Paul
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-08-08 · resigned 2021-08-14
Resigned
FINLAYSON, Marion
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-12-08 · resigned 2014-05-20
Resigned
HOWEY, Emily May
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-08-12 · resigned 2020-01-01
Resigned
LOW, Hector Arnott
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-07-21 · resigned 2015-02-06
Resigned
MACDONALD, Donna Erica
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-07-07 · resigned 2015-02-06
Resigned
MACIVER, Isobel
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-08-12 · resigned 2016-06-01
Resigned
MACIVER, Laura Ann
director · ~37y · appointed 2015-02-06 · resigned 2015-07-17
Resigned
MACLEAN, Lisa Samantha
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-08-12 · resigned 2019-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02