EDINBURGH WATERSPORTS CIC

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SC463826 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-11-15
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93110Operation of sports facilities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-03
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-03-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-01-19
    ➖
    ST JOHNSTON, Caroline Alice resigned
    director
  17. 2016-01-16
    ➕
    BRADBY, Christopher appointed
    director
  18. 2013-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As EDINBURGH WATERSPORTS CIC
  19. 2013-11-15
    ➕
    PEARSON, James Andrew Scott appointed
    director
  20. 2013-11-15
    ➕
    SMITH, Howard Martin appointed
    director
  21. 2013-11-15
    ➕
    ST JOHNSTON, Caroline Alice appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-03: certificate-change-of-name-company

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Shore Road
Port Edgar
South Queensferry
West Lothian
EH30 9SQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BRADBY, Christopher→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-01-16
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Active
PEARSON, James Andrew Scott→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-11-15
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Active
SMITH, Howard Martin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-11-15
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Active
ST JOHNSTON, Caroline Alice→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-11-15 · resigned 2016-01-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23