FUTSAL SCOTLAND LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC499390 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£61
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £61
Cash YoY
-33%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£473
↓ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£61
↑ 7.0% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £61 | £57 |
| Cash | £473 | £709 |
| Net assets | £61 | £57 |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-11-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-10-31➕MYERS, Martin Paul appointeddirector
- 2018-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs FUTSAL SCOTLAND LTD
- 2015-03-03➕POTTER, Mark Alistair appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Alistair Potter Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Martin Paul Myers Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/03/2025 |
Janis Potter Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/03/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
52 Maple Road
Perth
PH1 1EX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MYERS, Martin Paul→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2018-10-31
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POTTER, Mark Alistair→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-03-03
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-23