SOCCER STARS ACADEMY MANCHESTER CENTRAL LTD

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SC697826 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-05
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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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
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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
60
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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-19
    ➕
    NEILSON, William appointed
    director
  5. 2024-08-19
    ➖
    BARCHI, Lyndsay resigned
    director
  6. 2024-08-19
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Gordon resigned
    director
  7. 2024-08-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-08-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-08-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-06-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2023-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2023-05-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2023-05-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2022-05-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2022-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2022-05-21
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    DRUMMOND, John resigned
    director
  24. 2022-05-21
    ➖
    DRUMMOND, Rebecca resigned
    director
  25. 2022-05-17
    ➕
    BARCHI, Lyndsay appointed
    director
  26. 2022-05-17
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Gordon appointed
    director
  27. 2022-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  28. 2022-05-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2021-05-05
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    Company incorporated
    As SOCCER STARS ACADEMY MANCHESTER CENTRAL LTD
  30. 2021-05-05
    ➕
    DRUMMOND, John appointed
    director
  31. 2021-05-05
    ➕
    DRUMMOND, Rebecca appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Neilson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/08/2024
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Lyndsay Barchiceased 19/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Gordon Russellceased 19/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr John Drummondceased 23/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Rebecca Drummondceased 23/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

36 Neptune Way
Bellshill
ML4 1JL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

NEILSON, William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARCHI, Lyndsay→
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-05-17 · resigned 2024-08-19
Resigned
DRUMMOND, John→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-05-05 · resigned 2022-05-21
Resigned
DRUMMOND, Rebecca→
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-05-05 · resigned 2022-05-21
Resigned
RUSSELL, Gordon→
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-05-17 · resigned 2024-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-19