SEÁN DILLON SPORTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC641801 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-17
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Filings: 13 → 14
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1314
Last 90 days

Picture improved over the last 90 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1314
Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£288
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: high (85/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
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
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £288
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Net Worth
£288
↑ 1820% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kSept 2023Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£288£15£48
Current assets£2.9k£4.3k£7.5k
Cash£2.9k£2.9k£4.6k
Debtors£1.3k£2.9k
Net assets£288£15£48

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-18
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2023-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SEÁN DILLON SPORTS LTD
  9. 2019-09-17
    DILLON, Seán appointed
    director
  10. 2019-09-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DILLON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Seán Dillon
Individual · Irish · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/09/2019

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
Incorporated2019-09-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

58 Long Lane
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1HH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DILLON, Seán
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-09-17
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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-09-17