FAIRWAY EVENTS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC717088 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£20.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £20,323
Cash YoY
+205%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£27k
↑ 205% YoY
Net Worth
£20k
↑ 321% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↑ 110% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.3k | £4.8k |
| Current assets | £29.5k | £14.1k |
| Cash | £27.2k | £8.9k |
| Net assets | £20.3k | £4.8k |
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.
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 (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs FAIRWAY EVENTS LTD
- 2021-12-08➕SCOTT-SMITH, Audrey appointeddirector
- 2021-12-08➕SCOTT-SMITH, Nigel appointeddirector
- 2021-12-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nigel Scott-Smith Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities
Registered office
22 Backbrae Street Kilsyth
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G65 0NH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SCOTT-SMITH, Audrey→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCOTT-SMITH, Nigel→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-08