INVERNESS MINI GOLF LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC425229 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-30

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

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 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

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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2024-12-09
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2023-12-21
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2021-12-01
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2021-11-12
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2021-10-11
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MACDONALD, Elizabeth appointed
director
2021-10-11
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MACDONALD, Emily appointed
director
2020-12-10
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2018-12-04
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MACDONALD, Elizabeth resigned
director
2012-05-30
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Company incorporated
As INVERNESS MINI GOLF LIMITED
2012-05-30
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MACDONALD, Angus Fraser appointed
director
2012-05-30
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MACDONALD, Elizabeth appointed
director

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

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MACDONALD, Emily (same surname) appointed 2021-10-11. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Angus Fraser Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Emily Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	11/10/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Elizabeth Macdonaldceased 04/12/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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JM RACING (HIGHLANDS) LTD→ SC822218 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
JOHN MURRAY ( GOLF ) LIMITED→ SC352883 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
KGC INVERNESS LTD→ SC851318 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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KILTARLITY TAXIS LIMITED→ SC549286 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-05-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9c Kingsmills Gardens

Inverness

IV2 3LU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-13

Last: 2025-05-30

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MACDONALD, Angus Fraser→

director · ~54y · appointed 2012-05-30

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Active

MACDONALD, Elizabeth→

director · ~80y · appointed 2021-10-11

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Active

MACDONALD, Emily→

director · ~45y · appointed 2021-10-11

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Active

MACDONALD, Elizabeth→

director · ~80y · appointed 2012-05-30 · resigned 2018-12-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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2025-12-17

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2025-06-02

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2024-12-09

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2024-06-03

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accounts · AA

2023-12-21

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-11-30

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address · AD01

2022-08-01

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-08-01

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-20

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-02-24

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officers · CH01

2022-02-24

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accounts · AA

2021-12-23

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capital · SH01

2021-12-01

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2021-11-12