DUMFRIES CURLING LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC606048 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2018-08-22

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£12.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sports and recreation education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93120Activities of sport clubs

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 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

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £12,219

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£12k

↑ 7.8% YoY

Current Assets

£84k

↓ 22% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£69.4k	£98.5k
Current assets	£83.9k	£106.9k
Net assets	£12.2k	£11.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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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 (31 events)Click to expand

2026-03-24
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2025-09-11
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2025-09-11
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address · AD01
2025-09-05
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BAIRD, Michael John appointed
director
2025-09-05
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CARRUTHERS, Margaret Kerr appointed
director
2025-09-05
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JOHNSTONE, Ann Marguerite appointed
director
2025-09-05
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KINGAN, David Steel appointed
director
2025-09-05
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LENTON, Robert Anthony appointed
director
2025-09-05
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FINDLAY, James Grant resigned
director
2025-09-05
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MURRAY, Kenneth William resigned
director
2025-09-05
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OWEN, David Thomas resigned
director
2025-09-05
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2025-09-05
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2025-02-02
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accounts · AA
2024-09-02
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officers · CH01
2024-09-02
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2024-08-27
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2024-08-27
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2023-11-28
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2022-11-07
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2022-03-01
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2018-08-22
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Company incorporated
As DUMFRIES CURLING LIMITED
2018-08-22
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FINDLAY, James Grant appointed
director
2018-08-22
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MURRAY, Kenneth William appointed
director
2018-08-22
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OWEN, David Thomas 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 76 — succession pressure is live.

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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FINDLAY, James Grant resigned 2025-09-05; MURRAY, Kenneth William resigned 2025-09-05; OWEN, David Thomas resigned 2025-09-05

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kenneth William Murray Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	22/08/2018
Mr James Grant Findlay Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	22/08/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David Thomas Owenceased 05/09/2025· 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2018-08-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

7 Corse Hill

Haugh Of Urr

Castle Douglas

Dumfries And Galloway

DG7 3YE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-15

Last: 2025-09-01