SPORTSPECIFIX LIMITED

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SC292258 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,808
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,844 YoY
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 6.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.0k£9.1k
Current assets£17.2k£16.1k
Cash£2.6k£2.1k
Debtors£14.6k£14.0k
Net assets£3.8k£6.7k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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  3. 2024-02-21
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  4. 2023-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2019-03-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2005-10-26
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    Company incorporated
    As SPORTSPECIFIX LIMITED
  17. 2005-10-26
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Susan Madeleine appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-10-26
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Gilmour appointed
    director
  19. 2005-10-26
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Susan Madeleine appointed
    director
  20. 2005-10-26
    ➕
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-10-26
    ➖
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-10-26
    ➕
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2005-10-26
    ➖
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
Mr Gilmour Stevenson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1950 · age 76
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Susan Madeleine Stevenson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-10-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

23 High Street
Strathmiglo
Fife
KY14 7QA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

STEVENSON, Susan Madeleine→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-26
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Active
STEVENSON, Gilmour→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-10-26
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Active
STEVENSON, Susan Madeleine→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-10-26
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Active
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-26 · resigned 2005-10-26
Resigned
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-26 · resigned 2005-10-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-03-20