GRASSROOTS WRESTLING SCOTLAND LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC742117 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-08-22

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93130Fitness facilities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

8 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Average employees	0	0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 dissolution

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand

2026-05-01
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
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Company incorporated
As GRASSROOTS WRESTLING SCOTLAND LTD
2022-08-22
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DALY, Matthew John appointed
director
2022-08-22
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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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Matthew John Daly Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1989 · age 37	—	75–100%	board control75-100% voting · board control	22/08/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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ALLAN GLEN'S SPORTS CLUB LIMITED→ SC117858 · est 1989	—	—	£1.9k	—	37y	83	88y
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SCOTTISH NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO DAVID LIVINGSTONE TRUST→ SC016172 · est 1930 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	95y	83	75y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2022-08-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

25 Auchinairn Road

Bishopbriggs

Glasgow

G64 1RX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-04

Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DALY, Matthew John→

director · ~37y · appointed 2022-08-22

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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-05-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-08-29

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AAMD

2025-08-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-05-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-22

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2022-08-22