THE CELTIC FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC COMPANY LIMITED

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SC153534 · ltd · incorporated 1994-10-11

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£51.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 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

28 officers (4 active, 28 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

133 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £50,955

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£51k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£51k

~ 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	£51.0k	£51.0k
Current assets	£51.0k	£51.0k
Net assets	£51.0k	£51.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2026-03-19
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accounts · AA
2026-01-05
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officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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LAWWELL, Peter Thomas resigned
director
2025-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
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MCNAIRN, Joanne appointed
secretary
2024-07-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-01
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officers · AP03
2024-07-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-30
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DUFFY, Christopher Michael resigned
secretary
2024-06-30
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MCDONALD, Michael resigned
director
2024-01-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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MCKAY, Christopher appointed
director
2021-11-30
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officers · AP01
2021-09-17
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officers · AP03
2021-09-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-14
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-10
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NICHOLSON, Michael appointed
director
2021-09-10
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DUFFY, Christopher Michael appointed
secretary
2021-09-10
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NICHOLSON, Michael resigned
secretary
2021-09-10
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MCKAY, Dominic Christopher resigned
director
2021-07-01
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MCKAY, Dominic Christopher appointed
director
2021-07-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-07-17
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officers · TM01
2019-07-05
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KEANE, John Stephen resigned
director
2018-06-11
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SWEENEY, Kevin resigned
director
2013-03-05
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NICHOL, David Gerrard resigned
secretary
2013-03-05
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NICHOLSON, Michael appointed
secretary
2013-01-05
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NICHOL, David Gerrard appointed
secretary
2013-01-04
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HOWAT, Robert Morton resigned
secretary
2003-10-27
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LAWWELL, Peter Thomas appointed
director
2003-10-17
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HONE, James Patrick resigned
director
2003-04-29
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MCLEOD, Ian resigned
director
2001-06-18
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HOWAT, Robert Morton appointed
secretary
2001-06-18
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SWEENEY, Kevin resigned
secretary
2001-05-01
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MCLEOD, Ian appointed
director
2001-04-05
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DALGLISH, Kenneth Mathieson resigned
director
2001-01-01
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MACDONALD, Allan Anthony resigned
director
2000-06-23
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KELLS, David William resigned
director
1999-12-31
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BARTON, Heather Anne resigned
secretary
1999-12-31
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SWEENEY, Kevin appointed
secretary
1999-10-08
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MCCANN, Fergus John resigned
director
1999-10-04
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HONE, James Patrick appointed
director
1999-06-24
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DALGLISH, Kenneth Mathieson appointed
director
1999-03-15
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MACDONALD, Allan Anthony appointed
director
1998-07-29
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BARTON, Heather Anne appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 71 events

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Celtic Fc Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Celtic Fc Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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THE CELTIC FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC COMPANY LIMITED

This company · SC153534

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Celtic Fc Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1994-10-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Celtic Park

Glasgow

G40 3RE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-25

Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (4 active · 24 resigned)

MCNAIRN, Joanne→

secretary · appointed 2024-07-01

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Active

MCKAY, Christopher→

director · ~51y · appointed 2021-11-30

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Active

NICHOLSON, Michael→

director · ~50y · appointed 2021-09-10

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Active

RILEY, Eric James→

director · ~69y · appointed 1994-12-15

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Active

BARTON, Heather Anne→

secretary · appointed 1998-07-29 · resigned 1999-12-31

Resigned

DUFFY, Christopher Michael→

secretary · appointed 2021-09-10 · resigned 2024-06-30

Resigned

HOWAT, Robert Morton→

secretary · appointed 2001-06-18 · resigned 2013-01-04

Resigned

KEANE, Dominic William→

secretary · appointed 1994-12-15 · resigned 1997-04-30

Resigned

NICHOL, David Gerrard→

secretary · appointed 2013-01-05 · resigned 2013-03-05

Resigned

NICHOLSON, Michael→

secretary · appointed 2013-03-05 · resigned 2021-09-10

Resigned

SWEENEY, Kevin→

secretary · appointed 1999-12-31 · resigned 2001-06-18

Resigned

SWEENEY, Kevin→

secretary · appointed 1997-04-30 · resigned 1998-07-29

Resigned

MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-10-11 · resigned 1994-12-15

Resigned

DALGLISH, Kenneth Mathieson→

director · ~75y · appointed 1999-06-24 · resigned 2001-04-05

Resigned

FERRELL, Patrick Roger→

director · ~79y · appointed 1994-12-15 · resigned 1995-10-16

Resigned

HAUGHEY, William, Lord→

director · ~70y · appointed 1994-12-15 · resigned 1997-04-29

Resigned

HONE, James Patrick→

director · ~68y · appointed 1999-10-04 · resigned 2003-10-17

Resigned

KEANE, Dominic William→

director · ~73y · appointed 1994-12-15 · resigned 1997-04-30

Resigned

KEANE, John Stephen→

director · ~92y · appointed 1994-12-15 · resigned 2019-07-05

Resigned

KELLS, David William→

director · ~80y · appointed 1996-03-28 · resigned 2000-06-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (133 total)

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2026-03-19

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officers · TM01

2026-01-05

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-02-20

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-24

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officers · TM01

2024-07-01

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officers · AP03

2024-07-01

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-07-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-01-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-01-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-01-18

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-11-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-20