ROTTAL SPORTING CLUB LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC681685 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-11-23
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).
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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
6 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £4,101
Cash YoY
+216%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
↑ 216% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 435% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 250% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.1k | £766 |
| Current assets | £4.7k | £1.3k |
| Cash | £4.2k | £1.3k |
| Debtors | £450 | — |
| Net assets | £4.1k | £766 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-10📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-09-10📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-09-10📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-09-10📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ROTTAL SPORTING CLUB LIMITED
- 2020-11-23➕WARD, Dee Eamon appointeddirector
- 2020-11-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
6 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles Green Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 10/09/2025 |
Mr Archie Edward Ward Individual · British · DOB 10/2001 · age 25 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/03/2025 |
Mr David Roberts Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/03/2022 |
Mr Spencer Whitworth Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 14/12/2020 |
Mr Adrian Charles Jonathan Lee Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 13/12/2020 |
Mr Dee Eamon Ward Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/11/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Paul Ian Hamilton Presslandceased 25/04/2025· 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Leisure & entertainment · DD postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO.10 FUTBOL PATHWAY LTD→ SC824888 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| PENALTY TO RANGERS LTD→ SC790555 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| RAMSAY WORLD TRAVEL (STIRLING) LIMITED→ SC113799 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| ROYAL TAY YACHT CLUB LIMITED→ SC546995 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| SARAHK PILATES LTD→ SC868666 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCO OFFICIAL MUSIC LTD→ SC694705 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| SCRAPANTICS CIC→ SC516445 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| SEÁN DILLON SPORTS LTD→ SC641801 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| SENIORS CRICKET (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC846160 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SG FITNESS BLAIRGOWRIE LTD→ SC708663 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| SHAMROCK ECOSSE R C LTD→ SC777011 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SHAPER CAPER LIMITED→ SC502566 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-11-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
Rottal Lodge
Glenclova
Kirriemuir
DD8 4QT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
WARD, Dee Eamon→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-11-23
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-09-10
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-09-10
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-09-10
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-10