BOOTLE SCRAMBLES CLUB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02607218 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1991-05-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-07-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-05-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 1993-05-02
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  17. 1993-05-02
    ➖
    HARDING, Walter John William resigned
    director
  18. 1993-05-02
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  19. 1991-05-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOOTLE SCRAMBLES CLUB LIMITED
  20. 1991-05-02
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1991-05-02
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Gary Gowan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/10/2016

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
Incorporated1991-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Riverside
Hallthwaites
Millom
Cumbria
LA18 4EP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

LEECE, Anne→
secretary
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Active
LEECE, Anne→
director · ~69y
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-05-02 · resigned 1993-05-02
Resigned
HARDING, Walter John William→
director · ~86y · resigned 1993-05-02
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-05-02 · resigned 1993-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-25