SUNNY CONNECTIONS CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
SC771216 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-06-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£196
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
  • 96040Physical well-being activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £196

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
Net Worth
£196
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£196
Current assets£10.2k
Cash£10.2k
Debtors£0
Net assets£196

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2023-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SUNNY CONNECTIONS CIC
  3. 2023-06-01
    ELLIOTT, Trevor John appointed
    director
  4. 2023-06-01
    GILMOUR, Katherine Elisabeth appointed
    director
  5. 2023-06-01
    GILMOUR, Thomas John appointed
    director
  6. 2023-06-01
    MCCRAE, David appointed
    director
  7. 2023-06-01
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

61/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Katherine Elisabeth Gilmour
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
50–75%board control50-75% voting · board control01/06/2023
Mr Thomas John Gilmour
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control01/06/2023

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

3 Kellie Wynd
Dunblane
FK15 0NR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

ELLIOTT, Trevor John
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-06-01
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GILMOUR, Katherine Elisabeth
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-06-01
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Active
GILMOUR, Thomas John
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-06-01
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Active
MCCRAE, David
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-06-01
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Recent filings (4 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-06-01