CAITHNESS AUTOCROSS CLUB LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC504067 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-04-23

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£5.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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 (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

28 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £5,260

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£5k

↑ 14% YoY

Current Assets

£5k

↑ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£5.3k	£4.6k
Current assets	£5.3k	£4.6k
Net assets	£5.3k	£4.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
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GUNN, John George resigned
director
2023-08-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
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officers · AP01
2022-09-12
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OMAND, John Samuel appointed
director
2022-02-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-28
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JOHNSTON, Colin Bell resigned
director
2021-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-01-28
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accounts · AA
2017-05-12
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address · AD01
2017-05-11
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officers · TM01
2017-05-11
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officers · TM01
2017-05-09
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CALDER, William Gilchrist resigned
director
2017-05-09
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MILLER, Michael Donald resigned
director
2017-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2015-04-23
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Company incorporated
As CAITHNESS AUTOCROSS CLUB LTD
2015-04-23
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PATERSON, Michael appointed
secretary
2015-04-23
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PATERSON, Michael appointed
director
2015-04-23
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CALDER, William Gilchrist appointed
director
2015-04-23
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GUNN, John George appointed
director
2015-04-23
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JOHNSTON, Colin Bell appointed
director
2015-04-23
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MILLER, Michael Donald appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Paterson Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	11/05/2016

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

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FRIENDS OF THE HOY KIRK→ SC253642 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	80	75y
INNESWICK LIMITED→ SC138565 · est 1992	—	—	£1.05M	—	33y	80	80y
THE WICK SOCIETY→ SC261521 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	80	80y
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CAITHNESS CAR CLUB LIMITED→ SC089777 · est 1984 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	41y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2015-04-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

The Tiltyard

Weydale

Thurso

Caithness

KW14 8YN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-15

Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

PATERSON, Michael→

secretary · appointed 2015-04-23

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Active

OMAND, John Samuel→

director · ~60y · appointed 2022-09-12

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Active

PATERSON, Michael→

director · ~49y · appointed 2015-04-23

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Active

CALDER, William Gilchrist→

director · ~47y · appointed 2015-04-23 · resigned 2017-05-09

Resigned

GUNN, John George→

director · ~67y · appointed 2015-04-23 · resigned 2023-08-10

Resigned

JOHNSTON, Colin Bell→

director · ~80y · appointed 2015-04-23 · resigned 2021-04-28

Resigned

MILLER, Michael Donald→

director · ~36y · appointed 2015-04-23 · resigned 2017-05-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-01-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-08-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-09-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-02-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-05-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-03-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-05-02