FIND A PLAYER LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC458695 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-09
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.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
  • · Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
  • · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 1 worsened.

  • ·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
  • ↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
  • ↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£-219.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (87/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £219,703
Net assets shrinking
Down £317,753 YoY

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£220k
↓ 324% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↓ 7.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£220k-£154k-£89k-£23k£43k£108kSept 2023Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£20.3k£141.9k£91.0k
Current assets£100.5k£108.1k£97.8k
Net assets£-219.7k£98.0k£91.0k

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
4
filings
  • • 2 resolution
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 capital
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 resolution
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 capital
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 resolution
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2026-06-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2026-06-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-05-15
    ➖
    MOOKER, Manjit Singh resigned
    director
  7. 2025-05-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-11-04
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    MOOKER, Manjit Singh appointed
    director
  13. 2022-11-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-11-01
    ➕
    LAW, Allan Jackson appointed
    director
  15. 2022-08-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-07-29
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    O'DONNELL, Owen Francis resigned
    director
  17. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-09-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2021-08-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-12-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  23. 2020-12-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  24. 2015-09-25
    ➕
    O'DONNELL, Owen Francis appointed
    director
  25. 2013-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FIND A PLAYER LTD
  26. 2013-09-09
    ➕
    LAW, James Jackson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Jackson Law
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Allan Jackson Lawceased 06/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-09-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

9a Bankhead Medway
Edinburgh
EH11 4BY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LAW, Allan Jackson→
director · ~78y · appointed 2022-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAW, James Jackson→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOOKER, Manjit Singh→
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-11-04 · resigned 2025-05-15
Resigned
O'DONNELL, Owen Francis→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-09-25 · resigned 2022-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-06-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14