THE BILL MCLAREN FOUNDATION

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SC372026 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-01-29
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£128.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (9 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
46 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 £128,253

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£111k
Net Worth
£128k
Current Assets
£117k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£128.3k
Current assets£117.4k
Cash£111.3k
Debtors£6.1k
Net assets£128.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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  2. 2024-12-05
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  3. 2024-01-10
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  4. 2023-03-08
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-11
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-20
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  7. 2021-08-20
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  8. 2021-08-20
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  9. 2021-08-20
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  10. 2021-03-26
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  11. 2020-10-15
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    BANNERMAN, Alastair Charles Lindsay resigned
    director
  12. 2020-10-15
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    MURRAY, George Malcolm resigned
    director
  13. 2020-07-01
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    ADAMS, Stephen Gerald appointed
    director
  14. 2020-07-01
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    BANNERMAN, Rory appointed
    director
  15. 2020-01-28
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  16. 2019-03-29
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  17. 2018-03-20
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  18. 2017-03-24
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-05-31
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2016-04-01
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    WALLACE, David James, Professor appointed
    director
  21. 2016-02-19
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    WRIGHT, David Charles Maclennan appointed
    director
  22. 2016-01-15
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    RUTHERFORD, John Young resigned
    director
  23. 2015-01-16
    ➖
    RENWICK, Brian Leslie resigned
    director
  24. 2012-11-09
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    CAMERON, William Ross, Dr appointed
    director
  25. 2012-11-09
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    MOFFATT, Alistair resigned
    director
  26. 2011-02-18
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    MOFFATT, Alistair appointed
    director
  27. 2010-02-18
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    BANNERMAN, Alastair Charles Lindsay appointed
    director
  28. 2010-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As THE BILL MCLAREN FOUNDATION
  29. 2010-01-29
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    THORBURN, John appointed
    secretary
  30. 2010-01-29
    ➕
    IRVINE, Andrew Robertson appointed
    director
  31. 2010-01-29
    ➕
    LANDLES, Ian William appointed
    director
  32. 2010-01-29
    ➕
    LAWSON, Linda Caroline appointed
    director
  33. 2010-01-29
    ➕
    MURRAY, George Malcolm appointed
    director
  34. 2010-01-29
    ➕
    RENWICK, Brian Leslie appointed
    director
  35. 2010-01-29
    ➕
    RUTHERFORD, John Young appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

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
Incorporated2010-01-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Mansfield Park
Mansfield Road
Hawick
Scottish Borders
TD9 8AW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (9 active · 5 resigned)

THORBURN, John→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-29
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Active
ADAMS, Stephen Gerald→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-07-01
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Active
BANNERMAN, Rory→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-07-01
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Active
CAMERON, William Ross, Dr→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-11-09
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Active
IRVINE, Andrew Robertson→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANDLES, Ian William→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWSON, Linda Caroline→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALLACE, David James, Professor→
director · ~81y · appointed 2016-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, David Charles Maclennan→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANNERMAN, Alastair Charles Lindsay→
director · ~88y · appointed 2010-02-18 · resigned 2020-10-15
Resigned
MOFFATT, Alistair→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-02-18 · resigned 2012-11-09
Resigned
MURRAY, George Malcolm→
director · ~89y · appointed 2010-01-29 · resigned 2020-10-15
Resigned
RENWICK, Brian Leslie→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-01-29 · resigned 2015-01-16
Resigned
RUTHERFORD, John Young→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-01-29 · resigned 2016-01-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

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2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-26