ST ANDREWS LINKS GOLF SHOPS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC524968 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-22
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-11-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-22➕COULSON, Neil appointeddirector
- 2024-11-22➕TUDDENHAM, Sandra appointeddirector
- 2024-11-22➖THORNTONS LAW LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-11-22➖LANG, Alistair James resigneddirector
- 2024-10-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-10-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ST ANDREWS LINKS GOLF SHOPS LIMITED
- 2016-01-22➕THORNTONS LAW LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-01-22➕LANG, Alistair James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-10-24: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
St Andrews Links Trust is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
St Andrews Links Trust
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ST ANDREWS LINKS GOLF SHOPS LIMITED
This company · SC524968
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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St Andrews Links Trust Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest | 22/11/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Murray Donald Trustees Limitedceased 22/11/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Pilmour House
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 9SF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
COULSON, Neil→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TUDDENHAM, Sandra→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THORNTONS LAW LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-01-22 · resigned 2024-11-22
LANG, Alistair James→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-01-22 · resigned 2024-11-22
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-17