EAST KILBRIDE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC524981 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-01-25
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£13.9k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,948
Net assets shrinking
Down £70,467 YoY
Cash YoY
-23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£62k
↓ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£14k
↓ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£66k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£19k£37k£56k£74k£93kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£13.9k£84.4k
Current assets£65.9k£92.9k
Cash£62.4k£80.7k
Debtors£3.5k£12.2k
Net assets£13.9k£84.4k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-07-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-07-22
    MILLER, Samuel appointed
    director
  6. 2025-07-22
    CHALMERS, Stuart resigned
    director
  7. 2025-07-22
    MCKENNA, David resigned
    director
  8. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2024-05-01
    MULLIN, James resigned
    director
  11. 2024-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-01-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  14. 2024-01-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-04-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2023-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-06-17
    HICKEY, Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2016-06-17
    KEAN, Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2016-06-17
    CHALMERS, Stuart appointed
    director
  25. 2016-06-17
    MCKENNA, David appointed
    director
  26. 2016-06-17
    MULLIN, James appointed
    director
  27. 2016-01-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EAST KILBRIDE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
  28. 2016-01-25
    GILCHRIST, Iain appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CHALMERS, Stuart resigned 2025-07-22; MCKENNA, David resigned 2025-07-22

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-01-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

1 Cambuslang Court
Cambuslang
G32 8FH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

GILCHRIST, Iain
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-01-25
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Active
HICKEY, Peter
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-06-17
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Active
KEAN, Paul
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-06-17
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Active
MILLER, Samuel
director · ~70y · appointed 2025-07-22
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Active
CHALMERS, Stuart
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-06-17 · resigned 2025-07-22
Resigned
MCKENNA, David
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-06-17 · resigned 2025-07-22
Resigned
MULLIN, James
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-06-17 · resigned 2024-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2024-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-01-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-13