SCOTTISH VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION

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SC298505 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-03-10

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£144.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (8 active, 27 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

100 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £144,216

Cash YoY

-6%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£202k

↓ 5.9% YoY

Net Worth

£144k

↑ 12% YoY

Current Assets

£242k

↓ 9.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£144.2k	£129.1k
Current assets	£241.8k	£267.4k
Cash	£201.7k	£214.3k
Debtors	£40.1k	£53.2k
Net assets	£144.2k	£129.1k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand

2026-02-06
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officers · AP01
2025-12-23
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GUTHRIE, Grant William James appointed
director
2025-12-22
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accounts · AA
2025-12-08
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change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-11-20
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officers · TM01
2025-11-20
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officers · TM01
2025-09-02
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HOUSTON, Kirsteen resigned
director
2025-03-13
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officers · AP01
2025-03-06
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officers · AP01
2025-03-04
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officers · TM02
2025-03-04
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officers · TM01
2025-02-23
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BORTHWICK, Scott resigned
secretary
2025-02-23
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BORTHWICK, Scott Montgomery resigned
director
2025-02-23
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GIROT, Ian James resigned
director
2025-02-23
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HOUSTON, Kirsteen appointed
director
2024-09-30
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officers · AP01
2024-09-30
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officers · AP01
2024-09-30
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officers · TM01
2024-08-23
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accounts · AA
2024-07-08
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FRASER, Gary Allan appointed
director
2024-07-05
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officers · AP01
2024-06-22
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FLEMING, Andrew William appointed
director
2024-06-22
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STOBIE, William Jackson appointed
director
2024-06-22
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STEEL, Alexander James resigned
director
2023-12-20
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accounts · AA
2022-12-07
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accounts · AA
2022-10-26
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WATSON, Leigh Kirsten appointed
director
2021-12-06
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accounts · AA
2021-04-23
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accounts · AA
2019-10-09
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COLEMAN, Simon Guy Stanford resigned
director
2019-06-27
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MACLEOD, Keith Thomas John appointed
director
2019-01-20
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SERAVALLI, Sara resigned
director
2017-08-28
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BRUCE, Jean Marie appointed
director
2016-10-26
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PATERSON, Michelle resigned
director
2015-12-01
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COUTTS, Melissa resigned
director
2014-11-26
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SERAVALLI, Sara appointed
director
2013-11-13
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GIROT, Ian James appointed
director
2013-06-11
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FLEMING, Margaret Ann appointed
director
2013-04-22
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COLEMAN, Simon Guy Stanford appointed
director
2012-06-01
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BERRYMAN, James resigned
director
2012-04-17
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MACHUGH, Raymond Charles resigned
director
2011-05-26
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PATERSON, Michelle appointed
director
2011-03-28
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BORTHWICK, Scott appointed
secretary
2011-03-04
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SCOTT, Steven David resigned
secretary
2011-03-04
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SCOTT, Steven David resigned
director
2010-06-22
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MACHUGH, Raymond Charles appointed
director
2010-05-28
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MCGINLAY, Colin Crawford resigned
director
2009-05-22
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COUTTS, Melissa appointed
director
2009-05-22
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DUFFIN, Nisbet resigned
director
2009-05-22
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KRAWCZYK, Vincent resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-03-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

48 The Pleasance

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH8 9TJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last: 2026-03-10