ELITE SPORT SYSTEMS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC534219 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-03
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 May 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-26
    DICKSON, Liam Nicholas Hart resigned
    director
  12. 2020-02-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-02-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-01-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-01-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2016-05-07
    DICKSON, Liam Nicholas Hart appointed
    director
  20. 2016-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ELITE SPORT SYSTEMS LTD
  21. 2016-05-03
    WOODS, Martin Irvine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Martin Irvine Woods
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
5075%
50-75% shares02/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Liam Nicholas Hart Dicksonceased 01/01/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2016-05-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

272 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4JR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WOODS, Martin Irvine
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-05-03
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Active
DICKSON, Liam Nicholas Hart
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-05-07 · resigned 2020-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-28