CHARIOTS OF FIRE EQUESTRIAN CENTRE CIC

🌳Matureactive
SC534491 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-05-04
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "well run hard buy" recently.
  • · Lifecycle stage: established → mature
  • · Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Lifecycle stage: established → mature
  • ·Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-09-01
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    MILSOM, Stella appointed
    director
  5. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-04-25
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    SMITH, Holly appointed
    director
  9. 2022-04-01
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    POWELL, Demelza Elizabeth Mary appointed
    director
  10. 2022-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-03-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-03-04
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    LAWRENCE, Joan resigned
    director
  13. 2022-03-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-03-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2022-01-14
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  16. 2021-02-17
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  17. 2020-02-28
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  18. 2019-03-07
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  19. 2018-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-02-24
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    LAWRENCE, Joan appointed
    director
  21. 2017-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2016-05-04
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    Company incorporated
    As CHARIOTS OF FIRE EQUESTRIAN CENTRE CIC
  23. 2016-05-04
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    PENN, Gay Valerie appointed
    director
  24. 2016-05-04
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    PERN, Liza Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Liza Jane Pern
Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2019

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Nether Boreland
Boreland
Lockerbie
Dumfries & Galloway
DG11 2LL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

MILSOM, Stella→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PENN, Gay Valerie→
director · ~80y · appointed 2016-05-04
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Active
PERN, Liza Jane→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POWELL, Demelza Elizabeth Mary→
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Holly→
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-04-25
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Active
LAWRENCE, Joan→
director · ~78y · appointed 2017-02-24 · resigned 2022-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-04
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-14