CLASSICAL PILATES LIMITED

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SC279864 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£46.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
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 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (85/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,763
Net assets shrinking
Down £304 YoY
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£44k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£47k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£31k£41k£51kOct 2023Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£48.1k£49.8k£40.3k
Current assets£44.0k£50.9k£39.5k
Cash£43.5k£50.4k£39.1k
Debtors£483£479£477
Net assets£46.8k£47.1k£34.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
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  3. 2025-07-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-07-28
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-31
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    MCPHERSON, Lesley Allison resigned
    director
  17. 2011-02-12
    ➕
    MCPHERSON, Donald Stuart appointed
    director
  18. 2011-01-23
    ➖
    MCPHERSON, Donald Stuart resigned
    director
  19. 2009-02-18
    ➖
    GRANT, Sarah Jane resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-09-29
    ➕
    MCPHERSON, Donald Stuart appointed
    director
  21. 2006-03-11
    ➕
    GRANT, Sarah Jane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-03-10
    ➖
    MCPHERSON, Lesley Allison resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-02-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLASSICAL PILATES LIMITED
  24. 2005-02-11
    ➕
    MCPHERSON, Lesley Allison appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-02-11
    ➕
    MCPHERSON, Lesley Allison appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donald Stuart Mcpherson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1950 · age 76
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

4th Floor Atlantic House
1a Cadogan Street
Glasgow
G2 6QE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MCPHERSON, Donald Stuart→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, Sarah Jane→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-11 · resigned 2009-02-18
Resigned
MCPHERSON, Lesley Allison→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-11 · resigned 2006-03-10
Resigned
MCPHERSON, Donald Stuart→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-09-29 · resigned 2011-01-23
Resigned
MCPHERSON, Lesley Allison→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-02-11 · resigned 2016-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-17