SPORTPAISLEY LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC339028 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-03-06
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2018
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (63/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2018-03-31 |
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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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2019-05-28📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2019-05-28🏁Company dissolved
- 2019-04-05📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2019-03-12📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2019-03-01📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2018-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2018-03-19📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2017-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-16📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2017-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-03➕CUMMING, James Christie appointeddirector
- 2016-08-03➖WARDROP, James Arneil resigneddirector
- 2016-04-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2016-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-02-22➕FEENEY, Pauline appointeddirector
- 2016-02-22➖LANG, Robert Lindsay resigneddirector
- 2015-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2014-12-08➕RENFREW, James Watson appointeddirector
- 2014-12-05➖HALDANE, Colin John resigneddirector
- 2014-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2014-03-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2008-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs SPORTPAISLEY LIMITED
- 2008-03-06➕VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-03-06➕FRASER, Ian Edward appointeddirector
- 2008-03-06➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-03-06➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-03-06➕HALDANE, Colin John appointeddirector
- 2008-03-06➕LANG, Robert Lindsay appointeddirector
- 2008-03-06➕WARDROP, James Arneil appointeddirector
- 2008-03-06➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-03-06➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-03-06➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-03-06➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2019-05-28
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Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
4th Floor 115 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4JN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2018-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 6 resigned)
VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-06
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CUMMING, James Christie→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-08-03
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FEENEY, Pauline→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-02-22
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FRASER, Ian Edward→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2008-03-06
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RENFREW, James Watson→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2014-12-08
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-03-06 · resigned 2008-03-06
HALDANE, Colin John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2008-03-06 · resigned 2014-12-05
LANG, Robert Lindsay→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2008-03-06 · resigned 2016-02-22
WARDROP, James Arneil→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2008-03-06 · resigned 2016-08-03
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-03-06 · resigned 2008-03-06
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-03-06 · resigned 2008-03-06
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Recent filings (43 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2019-05-28
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2019-04-05
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2019-03-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2019-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-11-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2018-03-19
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2018-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-11-30
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2017-08-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-02-28
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2016-04-07