NORTHWIND LEISURE (NEWCASTLE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC210515 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-31
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
77 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £1,279
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£47k
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 113% YoY
Current Assets
£106k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£10k£16k£42k£67k£93k£118kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£71.6k£121.4k
Current assets£105.6k£118.3k
Cash£46.9k£59.3k
Debtors£56.2k£56.1k
Net assets£1.3k£-9.6k

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

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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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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  2. 2025-03-19
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  3. 2024-03-22
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  4. 2023-03-17
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  5. 2022-07-06
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  6. 2022-07-06
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  7. 2022-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-13
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-01
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  10. 2019-05-01
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    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2019-04-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  12. 2019-03-08
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  13. 2018-05-04
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  14. 2018-03-02
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  15. 2017-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-22
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2016-09-22
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    capital · SH08
  18. 2015-03-11
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    MCDERMOTT, Barry John resigned
    director
  19. 2014-09-30
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    MCDERMOTT, Kim appointed
    director
  20. 2001-12-31
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    MCDERMOTT, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  21. 2000-08-31
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    Company incorporated
    As NORTHWIND LEISURE (NEWCASTLE) LIMITED
  22. 2000-08-31
    ➕
    MCDERMOTT, Barry John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2000-08-31
    ➕
    MCDERMOTT, Ian Jeremy appointed
    director
  24. 2000-08-31
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-08-31
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2000-08-31
    ➕
    MCDERMOTT, Barry John appointed
    director
  27. 2000-08-31
    ➕
    MCDERMOTT, Paul Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kimberley Mcdermott
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting26/05/2022
Mr Ian Jeremy Mcdermott
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-08-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

20 Croftcroighn Road
Glasgow
G33 3SE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MCDERMOTT, Barry John→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDERMOTT, Ian Jeremy→
director · ~51y · appointed 2000-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDERMOTT, Kim→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-31 · resigned 2000-08-31
Resigned
MCDERMOTT, Barry John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-08-31 · resigned 2015-03-11
Resigned
MCDERMOTT, Paul Michael→
director · ~57y · appointed 2000-08-31 · resigned 2001-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—23/04/2019—
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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-01