STIRLING HIGHLAND GAMES

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SC745416 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2022-09-26
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£674
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (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, 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £674

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£674
↑ 270% YoY
Current Assets
£891
↑ 296% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£178£356£535£713£891Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£776£182
Current assets£891£225
Net assets£674£182

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-17
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-04
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2024-06-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2022-09-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STIRLING HIGHLAND GAMES
  7. 2022-09-26
    MCGRANDLES, Matt appointed
    director
  8. 2022-09-26
    📄
    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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-07-17: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matt Mcgrandles
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control26/09/2022

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2022-09-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Glenlyon
Torbrex
Stirling
FK7 9HD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCGRANDLES, Matt
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-09-26
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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-26