ARMOURED COMBAT SCOTLAND CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
SC776885 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-07-25
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-02-01➖GRAHAM, James Fraser resigneddirector
- 2026-02-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-22➕GRAHAM, James Fraser appointeddirector
- 2024-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-09➖STEWART, Michael Douglas resigneddirector
- 2023-09-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-02➖MARRIOTT, Rachael Leigh resigneddirector
- 2023-09-02➖ROBERTSON, Lisa Michelle resigneddirector
- 2023-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ARMOURED COMBAT SCOTLAND CIC
- 2023-07-25➕HASTINGS, Bartosz Lukasz appointeddirector
- 2023-07-25➕HASTINGS, Julie Michaela appointeddirector
- 2023-07-25➕MARRIOTT, Rachael Leigh appointeddirector
- 2023-07-25➕ROBERTSON, Lisa Michelle appointeddirector
- 2023-07-25➕STEWART, Michael Douglas appointeddirector
- 2023-07-25📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-02-09: certificate-change-of-name-company
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Active · Leisure & entertainment · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART CLUB EDINBURGH LIMITED→ SC806660 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASSEMBLY FESTIVAL LIMITED→ SC464585 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ASSEMBLY THEATRE LIMITED→ SC092088 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| ATHLETE FOCUSED EDINBURGH LTD→ SC789996 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AUGMENTED FITNESS LTD→ SC750474 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AURORA TRAVEL LTD→ SC505017 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AYLI FESTIVALS ASIA LTD→ SC881310 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAILE/BAILE CIC→ SC824446 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BALD EAGLE LTD→ SC692082 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BALLENCRIEFF GARDENS LTD→ SC829305 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BALLYHOO DESIGN COMPANY LIMITED→ SC705995 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BALMORAL CHAUFFEUR DRIVE LTD→ SC856000 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-07-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
Summit House
4-5 Mitchell Street
Edinburgh
EH6 7BD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
HASTINGS, Bartosz Lukasz→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-07-25
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HASTINGS, Julie Michaela→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-07-25
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GRAHAM, James Fraser→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-11-22 · resigned 2026-02-01
MARRIOTT, Rachael Leigh→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-07-25 · resigned 2023-09-02
ROBERTSON, Lisa Michelle→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-07-25 · resigned 2023-09-02
STEWART, Michael Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-07-25 · resigned 2024-11-09
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-15
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-07-25