451 FOOTBALL CONSULTANCY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC534448 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-04
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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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 300 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-29➕VIOLA, Johnny Alexander appointeddirector
- 2024-10-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-23➖VIOLA, Johnny resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-23➖VIOLA, Johnny resigneddirector
- 2024-08-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-08-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-05-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-27➕VIOLA, John appointeddirector
- 2017-10-27➕VIOLA, Johnny appointedsecretary
- 2017-10-27➖MCTAGGART, Philip Alexander resigneddirector
- 2017-10-27➕VIOLA, Johnny appointeddirector
- 2016-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 451 FOOTBALL CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2016-05-04➕MCTAGGART, Philip Alexander appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — VIOLA, Johnny Alexander (same surname) appointed 2024-10-29. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr John Viola Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/08/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Johnny Violaceased 23/08/2024· 75-100% shares
- Mr Philip Alexander Mctaggartceased 27/10/2017· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
49 Castlemains Crescent
Uddingston
Glasgow
G71 7ND
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
VIOLA, Johnny Alexander→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2024-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VIOLA, Johnny→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-10-27 · resigned 2024-08-23
MCTAGGART, Philip Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-05-04 · resigned 2017-10-27
VIOLA, Johnny→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2017-10-27 · resigned 2024-08-23
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Recent filings (45 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-27