AVBCTRADING2017 LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC575540 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-06
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees10700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-16
    ➖
    SANGER, George Alistair resigned
    director
  3. 2024-07-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-07-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-07-10
    ➕
    FERNIE, James appointed
    director
  8. 2023-07-10
    ➖
    ANDERSON, John Stewart resigned
    director
  9. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AVBCTRADING2017 LTD
  16. 2017-09-06
    ➕
    ROXBURGH, Stuart Campbell appointed
    director
  17. 2017-09-06
    ➕
    ANDERSON, John Stewart appointed
    director
  18. 2017-09-06
    ➕
    SANGER, George Alistair appointed
    director
  19. 2017-09-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

46/100
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.

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
Mr Stuart Campbell Roxburgh
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/09/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Abbeyview Bowling Club
Abbeyview
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 4HA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FERNIE, James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROXBURGH, Stuart Campbell→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, John Stewart→
director · ~83y · appointed 2017-09-06 · resigned 2023-07-10
Resigned
SANGER, George Alistair→
director · ~81y · appointed 2017-09-06 · resigned 2024-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-03