SOW 'N GROW CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
SC776460 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-07-20
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,081
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£23k
Net Worth
-£1k
Current Assets
£23k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.3k |
| Current assets | £22.7k |
| Cash | £22.7k |
| Net assets | £-1.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (12 events)Click to expand
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-08➕JACKSON, Ross appointeddirector
- 2024-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-25➖TRIPLETT, Helen resigneddirector
- 2024-06-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-24➕NORMAN, David Scott appointeddirector
- 2023-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs SOW 'N GROW CIC
- 2023-07-20➕DEVINE, Grace appointeddirector
- 2023-07-20➕TRIPLETT, Helen appointeddirector
- 2023-07-20📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
70/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Grace Devine Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 20/07/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Helen Triplettceased 25/06/2024· 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMBITION CENTRE FOR TRAINING LIMITED→ SC278778 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BRIGANTIA FIRE ACADEMY LTD→ SC881893 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOUSE OF FALKLAND LIMITED→ SC084747 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
| INSPIRE THEATRE WORKSHOPS LTD→ SC625264 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| LADIES BLETHERS CIC→ SC857876 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC643846 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ROAM TUITION SERVICES LTD→ SC882323 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCOTTISH KARATE COUNCIL LIMITED→ SC776276 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SELCRAIG CONSULTING LIMITED→ SC739650 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SOCCER STARS ACADEMY CHESHIRE WEST AND STAFFORDSHIRE LTD→ SC772582 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SOLA SCOT LTD→ SC786375 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SSCASSESSMENTS LTD→ SC771335 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-07-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
3c Bruce Street
Kinghorn
Burntisland
KY3 9TJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
DEVINE, Grace→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-07-20
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JACKSON, Ross→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2024-07-08
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NORMAN, David Scott→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-06-24
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TRIPLETT, Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-07-20 · resigned 2024-06-25
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-25
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-07-20