AYR & DISTRICT FLOWER SHOW

🏛️Establishedactive

SC565106 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2017-05-05

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

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

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (55/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (10 active, 18 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

102 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (46 events)Click to expand

2026-02-19
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accounts · AA
2024-11-20
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accounts · AA
2024-11-11
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officers · TM01
2024-10-31
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DODDS, Rose resigned
director
2024-06-28
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officers · CH01
2024-06-28
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officers · CH01
2023-11-13
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accounts · AA
2023-03-09
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address · AD01
2023-02-09
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accounts · AA
2021-08-13
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officers · TM01
2021-08-01
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BROWN, Margaret resigned
director
2021-07-23
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accounts · AA
2020-07-14
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accounts · AA
2020-05-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-05-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-12-06
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officers · CH01
2019-12-06
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officers · CH01
2019-12-06
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officers · CH01
2019-12-06
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2019-12-06
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2019-12-06
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officers · CH01
2019-05-21
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YUILL, Irene Jean appointed
secretary
2018-11-19
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STEWART, Matthew Mccubbin resigned
director
2018-11-19
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STEWART, Sheena Jessie resigned
director
2018-03-27
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DOWIE, Brenda Carol resigned
director
2018-03-27
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MCCALLUM, Kevan resigned
director
2018-02-12
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MCKAY, Albany resigned
director
2017-12-09
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BARTLING, George appointed
director
2017-12-09
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BARTLING, Moira appointed
director
2017-12-09
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ECCLES, Craig Andrew appointed
director
2017-12-09
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ECCLES, Lindy Margaret appointed
director
2017-12-09
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HAMILTON, John Andrew appointed
director
2017-12-09
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KENNEDY, Elizabeth appointed
director
2017-12-09
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KENNEDY, Samuel appointed
director
2017-12-09
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WESTCOTT, William George appointed
director
2017-12-09
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BROWN, Margaret appointed
director
2017-12-09
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DODDS, Rose appointed
director
2017-12-09
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DOWIE, Brenda Carol appointed
director
2017-12-09
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MCCALLUM, Kevan appointed
director
2017-12-09
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STEWART, Matthew Mccubbin appointed
director
2017-12-09
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STEWART, Sheena Jessie appointed
director
2017-11-11
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BANNING, Jeffrey resigned
director
2017-05-05
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Company incorporated
As AYR & DISTRICT FLOWER SHOW
2017-05-05
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BROWN, Thomas Scott appointed
director
2017-05-05
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BANNING, Jeffrey appointed
director
2017-05-05
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MCKAY, Albany appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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 George Bartling Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1958 · age 68	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	29/05/2020

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Thomas Scott Brownceased 28/05/2020· significant influence
Mr Thomas Scott Brownceased 11/05/2018· significant influence
Mr Albany Mckayceased 12/02/2018· significant influence
Mr Jeffrey Banningceased 10/11/2017· significant influence

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2017-05-05

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

6 Crofthead Road

Prestwick

KA9 1HW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-05

Last: 2025-05-22