SCHOOLS OUT! CLUB (WESTHILL) LTD

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SC567056 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-17.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
25 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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,367
Cash YoY
+188%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↑ 188% YoY
Net Worth
-£17k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 107% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£17k-£9k£209£9k£18k£27kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-2.4k£-17.0k
Current assets£26.6k£12.8k
Cash£22.4k£7.8k
Debtors£4.1k£5.0k
Net assets£-17.4k£-17.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-04-16
    ➖
    PATES, Thomas resigned
    director
  5. 2024-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-07-12
    ➖
    DUNCAN, Loraine resigned
    director
  10. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-12-18
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    BAIN, James David resigned
    director
  16. 2019-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-04-09
    ➕
    PATES, Thomas appointed
    director
  18. 2018-12-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-12-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-12-11
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    DUNCAN, Loraine appointed
    director
  22. 2018-12-07
    ➖
    MENZIES, Samantha resigned
    director
  23. 2017-05-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SCHOOLS OUT! CLUB (WESTHILL) LTD
  24. 2017-05-25
    ➕
    KAY, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2017-05-25
    ➕
    BAIN, James David appointed
    director
  26. 2017-05-25
    ➕
    MENZIES, Samantha appointed
    director
  27. 2017-05-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.)

Group structure

Sensationall (Scio) is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Sensationall (Scio)
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SCHOOLS OUT! CLUB (WESTHILL) LTD
This company · SC567056

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sensationall (Scio)
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting25/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

The Old School House
Westhill Road
Westhill
Aberdeenshire
AB32 6FT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

KAY, Susan Jane→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAIN, James David→
director · ~75y · appointed 2017-05-25 · resigned 2019-12-18
Resigned
DUNCAN, Loraine→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-12-11 · resigned 2022-07-12
Resigned
MENZIES, Samantha→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-05-25 · resigned 2018-12-07
Resigned
PATES, Thomas→
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-04-09 · resigned 2024-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04