GREAVES SPORTS LIMITED

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SC036674 · ltd · incorporated 1961-07-25

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

£3.04M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47640

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47710Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
47721Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores
47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 38.0y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 38.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

137 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,044,154

Net assets shrinking

Down £168,352 YoY

Cash YoY

+73%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£457k

↑ 73% YoY

Net Worth

£3.0m

↓ 5.2% YoY

Current Assets

£1.4m

↓ 6.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£3.34M	£3.58M
Current assets	£1.43M	£1.53M
Cash	£457.1k	£264.6k
Debtors	£56.6k	£113.3k
Net assets	£3.04M	£3.21M

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

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2 signals 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

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-05-06
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mortgage · MR04
2026-05-06
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Charge satisfied #11
2025-10-06
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accounts · AA
2025-04-29
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mortgage · MR01
2025-04-23
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Charge registered #11
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2024-08-02
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accounts · AA
2023-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-16
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-03
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mortgage · MR05
2023-07-03
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mortgage · MR04
2023-07-03
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mortgage · MR04
2023-07-03
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mortgage · MR04
2023-07-03
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mortgage · MR04
2023-07-03
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Charge satisfied #10
2023-07-03
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Charge satisfied #9
2023-07-03
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Charge satisfied #7
2023-07-03
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Charge satisfied #5
2022-11-08
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accounts · AA
2021-10-25
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accounts · AA
2021-01-12
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accounts · AA
2019-10-02
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accounts · AA
2019-01-23
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Charge satisfied #6
2017-06-05
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Charge satisfied #8
2011-10-21
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2010-09-08
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Charge satisfied #4
2010-09-08
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Charge satisfied #3
2010-09-08
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Charge satisfied #2
2010-09-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2010-09-01
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2010-09-01
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2010-08-31
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2010-08-31
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2010-08-24
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2009-08-01
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GREAVES, Miller John appointed
director
2009-08-01
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LESLIE, Hugh Alexander appointed
director
2008-07-22
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GREAVES, Ellen Anna resigned
director
2008-02-14
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-02-14
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-02-14
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2002-04-11
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RENNIE, Gail appointed
director
2001-08-27
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MACGREGOR, Douglas Gourley resigned
director
1999-04-16
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MACGREGOR, Douglas Gourley appointed
director
1998-04-25
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MATHESON, Harry Stirling resigned
director
1996-08-02
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O FARRELL, Edward resigned
director
1991-11-14
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O FARRELL, Edward appointed
director
1990-07-31
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GREAVES, James Stewart resigned
director
1988-04-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GREAVES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Greaves Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Greaves Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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GREAVES SPORTS LIMITED

This company · SC036674

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Greaves Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Miller John Greavesceased 21/08/2023· 25-50% shares
Mrs Anne Frances Leslieceased 21/08/2023· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1961-07-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640

Registered office

23 Gordon Street

Glasgow

G1 3PW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-06

Last: 2025-07-23