THE MELVION CLUB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC354814 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-10

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

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28
Average employees	0	0

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-01-16
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2010-02-23
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THE MELVION CLUB LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2010-02-09
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DONALDSON, Colin John resigned
director
2009-02-27
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DONALDSON-NIXON, Colin John appointed
director
2009-02-27
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MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-02-27
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DONALDSON, Colin John appointed
director
2009-02-27
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LANG, Alistair James resigned
director
2009-02-27
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THE MELVION CLUB LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2009-02-10
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Company incorporated
As THE MELVION CLUB LIMITED
2009-02-10
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MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-02-10
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LANG, Alistair James appointed
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Colin John Donaldson-Nixon Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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SCOTLAND FOR GOLF LIMITED→ SC246486 · est 2003	—	—	—	500	23y	82	70y
THE SCOTLAND TOURS COMPANY LIMITED→ SC173779 · est 1997	—	—	—	1000	29y	82	69y
KNOCKHILL MOTOR SPORTS CLUB→ SC366259 · est 2009	—	—	—	600	16y	81	76y
LA BANDA LTD.→ SC362458 · est 2009	—	—	£8.5k	—	16y	81	67y
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THE FIFE VINTAGE AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY CLUB→ SC193588 · est 1999	—	—	£22.8k	—	27y	81	77y
THE KINGDOM OF FIFE RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY→ SC138632 · est 1992	—	—	—	0	33y	81	85y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-02-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

14 Churchill Crescent

St. Andrews

Fife

KY16 8EF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-24

Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DONALDSON-NIXON, Colin John→

director · ~45y · appointed 2009-02-27

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Active

MURRAY DONALD DRUMMOND COOK LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-02-10 · resigned 2009-02-27

Resigned

DONALDSON, Colin John→

director · ~45y · appointed 2009-02-27 · resigned 2010-02-09

Resigned

LANG, Alistair James→

director · ~53y · appointed 2009-02-10 · resigned 2009-02-27

Resigned

THE MELVION CLUB LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2009-02-27 · resigned 2010-02-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-18

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-01-16