EDINBURGH SPORTS CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC019097 · ltd · incorporated 1936-05-01

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 4.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£659.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.4y

55/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Charge age ~4.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

84 officers (9 active, 84 linked, 72 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

236 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £659,694

Cash YoY

+48%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£253k

↑ 48% YoY

Net Worth

£660k

↑ 8.7% YoY

Current Assets

£274k

↑ 39% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£711.6k	£701.1k
Current assets	£273.7k	£196.2k
Cash	£252.6k	£170.2k
Debtors	£6.1k	£5.7k
Net assets	£659.7k	£606.9k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (173 events)Click to expand

2026-03-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
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officers · AP01
2026-02-16
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officers · AP01
2026-02-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-16
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officers · AP01
2026-02-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-15
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DAWES, Warwick Graham appointed
director
2026-01-15
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KILPATRICK, Robert Alexander Neil appointed
director
2026-01-15
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NEWALL, Anthony John appointed
director
2026-01-15
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WANG, Xingyue appointed
director
2026-01-15
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FORREST, Andrew Douglas resigned
director
2026-01-15
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MCIVOR, Jim resigned
director
2025-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-13
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-11
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officers · AP01
2025-02-11
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officers · AP01
2025-02-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-30
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JENKINS, Paul appointed
director
2025-01-30
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MUIR, Sheena appointed
director
2025-01-30
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BINNS, Roderick Leigh resigned
director
2024-05-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
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officers · AP03
2024-02-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-01
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ROWSON, Stuart John resigned
director
2024-01-25
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STEELE, Kenneth appointed
secretary
2024-01-25
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HILLS, Russell appointed
director
2024-01-25
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STEELE, Kenneth Urquhart appointed
director
2024-01-25
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ROWSON, Stuart John resigned
secretary
2023-11-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-01
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CREASEY, Derek Stephen, Dr resigned
director
2023-11-01
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RICHMOND, Rachel resigned
director
2023-02-09
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LIND, Susie resigned
director
2022-01-13
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BINNS, Roderick Leigh appointed
director
2022-01-13
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CREASEY, Derek Stephen, Dr appointed
director
2022-01-13
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WEBSTER, Johnnie resigned
director
2021-11-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lta Operations Limited
2021-01-07
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LIND, Susie appointed
director
2020-12-01
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BROWN, Gareth resigned
director
2019-11-27
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BROWN, Gareth appointed
director
2018-06-14
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HUNTER, Simon resigned
director
2018-01-04
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RICHMOND, Rachel appointed
director
2016-11-24
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WOODHEAD, Jim resigned
director
2015-11-26
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MELLIS, Richard John resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 173 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FORREST, Andrew Douglas resigned 2026-01-15; MCIVOR, Jim resigned 2026-01-15

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1936-05-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

7 Belford Place

Edinburgh

EH4 3DH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-10

Last: 2025-12-27