GOLF DESIGN SCOTLAND LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC224717 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-29
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-16.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £16,537

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£17k
↑ 3.1% YoY
Current Assets
£461
↓ 97% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£17k-£10k-£3k£3k£10k£17kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£256£16.5k
Current assets£461£17.1k
Net assets£-16.5k£-17.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-22
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  2. 2024-07-31
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  3. 2023-06-29
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  4. 2022-07-31
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  5. 2021-07-29
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  6. 2020-07-23
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  7. 2019-02-20
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  8. 2018-07-24
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  9. 2017-07-26
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  10. 2016-07-29
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  11. 2015-11-25
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  12. 2015-06-30
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  13. 2014-11-25
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  14. 2014-07-27
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  15. 2013-11-25
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  16. 2001-11-16
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    LE SUEUR, Joanna Sarah appointed
    secretary
  17. 2001-11-16
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    LE SUEUR, Richard De Vinchelez appointed
    director
  18. 2001-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As GOLF DESIGN SCOTLAND LTD.
  19. 2001-10-29
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2001-10-29
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-10-29
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2001-10-29
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2001-10-29
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2001-10-29
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard De Vinchelez Le Sueur
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/05/2016
Mrs Joanna Sarah Le Sueur
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/05/2016

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
Incorporated2001-10-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

1 Parkgrove Road
Barnton
Edinburgh
EH4 7NE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

LE SUEUR, Joanna Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LE SUEUR, Richard De Vinchelez→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2001-10-29
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2001-10-29
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2001-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
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accounts · AA
2025-06-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
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accounts · AA
2023-06-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-12