OBAN BAY COMMUNITY BERTHING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC374816 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-03-15
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
12 officers (7 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£12k£25k£37k£50k£62kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets—£64.6k
Current assets—£62.5k
Net assets—£37.9k
Average employees0—

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  4. 2025-02-25
    ➕
    MEAD, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  5. 2025-02-25
    ➕
    FORTEITH, Steven William appointed
    director
  6. 2025-02-25
    ➕
    MEAD, Andrew Ian appointed
    director
  7. 2025-02-25
    ➖
    GOUGH, John William resigned
    director
  8. 2025-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-02-25
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2025-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-02-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-08-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2024-05-02
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  16. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-03-19
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Michael John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2018-03-19
    ➖
    OLSEN, Tyge Holm resigned
    director
  24. 2018-03-19
    ➖
    PARRY, William Roger resigned
    director
  25. 2013-04-04
    ➖
    LAUDER, Adrian Alexander resigned
    director
  26. 2013-01-15
    ➕
    GOUGH, John William appointed
    director
  27. 2012-10-26
    ➕
    ISAAC, David Alexander appointed
    director
  28. 2012-10-26
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Iain appointed
    director
  29. 2012-10-26
    ➕
    OLSEN, Tyge Holm appointed
    director
  30. 2010-03-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As OBAN BAY COMMUNITY BERTHING LIMITED
  31. 2010-03-15
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Eric Leonard appointed
    director
  32. 2010-03-15
    ➕
    MARTIN, Duncan Thomas Macgregor, Dr appointed
    director
  33. 2010-03-15
    ➕
    LAUDER, Adrian Alexander appointed
    director
  34. 2010-03-15
    ➕
    PARRY, William Roger 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
  • -6 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

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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
Incorporated2010-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

C/O Jean Ainsley & Co
21 Argyll Square
Oban
Argyll
PA34 4AT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (7 active · 5 resigned)

MEAD, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2025-02-25
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Active
CHAPMAN, Eric Leonard→
director · ~78y · appointed 2010-03-15
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Active
FORTEITH, Steven William→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-02-25
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Active
ISAAC, David Alexander→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Duncan Thomas Macgregor, Dr→
director · ~81y · appointed 2010-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEAD, Andrew Ian→
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Iain→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Michael John→
secretary · appointed 2018-03-19 · resigned 2024-05-02
Resigned
GOUGH, John William→
director · ~78y · appointed 2013-01-15 · resigned 2025-02-25
Resigned
LAUDER, Adrian Alexander→
director · ~72y · appointed 2010-03-15 · resigned 2013-04-04
Resigned
OLSEN, Tyge Holm→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-10-26 · resigned 2018-03-19
Resigned
PARRY, William Roger→
director · ~81y · appointed 2010-03-15 · resigned 2018-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16