RANGERS FC YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC040033 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1964-03-12
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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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Gambling and betting activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.9y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
26 officers (2 active, 26 linked, 22 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
157 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£30k
~ YoY
Net Worth
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Current Assets
£227k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£52k£104k£156k£208k£260kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Current assets£227.2k£260.1k
Cash£30.0k£30.0k
Debtors£197.2k£230.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2025-10-24
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  3. 2025-07-29
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  4. 2025-02-03
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  7. 2024-11-14
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    GREIG, John resigned
    director
  8. 2024-11-14
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    MACBRAYNE, James Boyle Potter resigned
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  9. 2024-10-16
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  10. 2023-08-02
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  11. 2022-08-01
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  12. 2021-05-04
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  13. 2020-08-03
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  14. 2019-04-11
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  15. 2018-02-27
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  16. 2017-06-02
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  17. 2016-04-27
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  18. 2015-07-22
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    GREIG, John appointed
    director
  19. 2015-07-15
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    MOHAMMED, Akram Atta resigned
    director
  20. 2014-01-24
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    STOCKBRIDGE, Brian resigned
    director
  21. 2013-10-21
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    MATHER, Craig resigned
    director
  22. 2013-09-12
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    SINGH, Satnam resigned
    director
  23. 2013-07-29
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    MATHER, Craig appointed
    director
  24. 2013-07-29
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    STOCKBRIDGE, Brian appointed
    director
  25. 2012-12-06
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    MCINTYRE, Donald Charles resigned
    director
  26. 2012-03-29
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    WHITELAW, Jim resigned
    director
  27. 2011-03-24
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    WHITELAW, Jim appointed
    director
  28. 2010-04-20
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    STEWART, Colin appointed
    secretary
  29. 2008-03-18
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    BOYLE, John resigned
    director
  30. 2007-12-11
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    MCDOUGALL, Iain Harrison resigned
    secretary
  31. 2007-12-11
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    MCDOUGALL, Iain Harrison resigned
    director
  32. 2007-10-30
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    MCINTYRE, Donald Charles appointed
    director
  33. 2007-09-25
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    REILLY, Robert Martin resigned
    director
  34. 2006-10-12
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    MOHAMMED, Akram Atta appointed
    director
  35. 2006-10-06
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    BOYLE, John appointed
    director
  36. 2006-09-21
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    STEWART, Colin appointed
    director
  37. 2006-08-27
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    STEVEN, William Barr resigned
    director
  38. 2005-10-27
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    MCDOUGALL, Iain Harrison appointed
    director
  39. 2005-03-21
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    PEEL, Nicholas Gerard resigned
    director
  40. 2004-06-09
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    MACMILLAN, John resigned
    director
  41. 2004-06-09
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    SINGH, Satnam appointed
    director
  42. 2001-11-23
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    Charge satisfied #4
  43. 2001-09-19
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    Charge satisfied #3
  44. 2001-09-01
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    MACBRAYNE, James Boyle Potter appointed
    director
  45. 2001-09-01
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    MACMILLAN, John appointed
    director
  46. 2001-09-01
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    PEEL, Nicholas Gerard appointed
    director
  47. 2001-08-01
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    MCDOUGALL, Iain Harrison resigned
    director
  48. 2000-07-28
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    MCDOUGALL, Iain Harrison appointed
    director
  49. 2000-07-28
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    ROBINSON, James Mckenzie resigned
    director
  50. 1996-04-05
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    ADAM, Hugh Rennie Walker resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest01/05/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1964-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC92000 — Gambling and betting activities

Registered office

Broomloan House 150 Edmiston Drive
Ibrox Stadium
Glasgow
G51 2XD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 24 resigned)

STEWART, Colin→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-20
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Active
STEWART, Colin→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-09-21
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Active
MCDOUGALL, Iain Harrison→
secretary · appointed 1991-07-09 · resigned 2007-12-11
Resigned
MCLAUGHLIN, John Davidson→
secretary · resigned 1991-07-09
Resigned
ADAM, Hugh Rennie Walker→
director · ~101y · resigned 1996-04-05
Resigned
BOYLE, John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-10-06 · resigned 2008-03-18
Resigned
GREIG, John→
director · ~84y · appointed 2015-07-22 · resigned 2024-11-14
Resigned
LOGAN, Robert Stewart→
director · resigned 1990-10-26
Resigned
MACBRAYNE, James Boyle Potter→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2024-11-14
Resigned
MACMILLAN, John→
director · ~93y · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2004-06-09
Resigned
MARLBOROUGH, Lawrence Robert→
director · ~84y · resigned 1990-10-26
Resigned
MATHER, Craig→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-07-29 · resigned 2013-10-21
Resigned
MCDOUGALL, Iain Harrison→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-10-27 · resigned 2007-12-11
Resigned
MCDOUGALL, Iain Harrison→
director · ~76y · appointed 2000-07-28 · resigned 2001-08-01
Resigned
MCINTYRE, Donald Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-10-30 · resigned 2012-12-06
Resigned
MOHAMMED, Akram Atta→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-10-12 · resigned 2015-07-15
Resigned
PEEL, Nicholas Gerard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2005-03-21
Resigned
REILLY, Robert Martin→
director · ~89y · appointed 1995-10-25 · resigned 2007-09-25
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Alexander→
director · ~109y · resigned 1992-12-24
Resigned
ROBINSON, James Mckenzie→
director · ~103y · resigned 2000-07-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property28/11/198823/11/2001
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property02/09/198819/09/2001
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property18/06/198406/06/1988

Recent filings (157 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
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2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-04