VELO CITY INVERNESS CIC
🌱Startupactive
SC832787 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-12-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Physical well-being activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-08➖MCNEIL, Rachel Ann resigneddirector
- 2025-08-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-30🏢Company incorporatedAs VELO CITY INVERNESS CIC
- 2024-12-30➕FRICKER, Thomas Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-12-30➕PERRY, Ferga Judith Nicola appointeddirector
- 2024-12-30➕MCNEIL, Rachel Ann appointeddirector
- 2024-12-30📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Paul Fricker Individual · British · DOB 07/1994 · age 32 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 30/12/2024 |
Mrs Ferga Judith Nicola Perry Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 30/12/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Rachel Ann Mcneillceased 08/08/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-12-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96040 — Physical well-being activities
Registered office
West Lodge
Kirkhill
Inverness
IV5 7PD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FRICKER, Thomas Paul→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-12-30
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PERRY, Ferga Judith Nicola→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-12-30
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MCNEIL, Rachel Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-12-30 · resigned 2025-08-08
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Recent filings (6 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-12
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-12-30