LOTHIAN GYMNASTICS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC456556 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-12
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£244
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £244
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
Net Worth
£244
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £379 | — |
| Current assets | £2.9k | — |
| Cash | £2.5k | — |
| Debtors | £394 | — |
| Net assets | £244 | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-07➕ROBERTSON, Zoe Margaret appointeddirector
- 2018-03-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-08-12🏢Company incorporatedAs LOTHIAN GYMNASTICS LIMITED
- 2013-08-12➕ROBERTSON, Neil William appointedsecretary
- 2013-08-12➕ROBERTSON, Neil William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo 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 Neil William Robertson Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities
Registered office
Gymtastic
John Street
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 8AB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ROBERTSON, Neil William→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-08-12
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ROBERTSON, Neil William→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2013-08-12
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ROBERTSON, Zoe Margaret→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2018-03-07
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-10