FRIENDS OF CALGOW LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

SC778977 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-08-14

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

£116

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sports and recreation education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (10 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

9 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £116

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£116

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31
Total assets	£116
Net assets	£116

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-08-25
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officers · TM01
2025-08-21
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HILL, Pauline resigned
director
2025-05-01
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accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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officers · AP01
2023-09-26
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officers · AP01
2023-09-25
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HERON, Danny appointed
director
2023-09-25
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MORE, Sarah Louise appointed
director
2023-08-20
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officers · CH01
2023-08-20
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officers · CH01
2023-08-14
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Company incorporated
As FRIENDS OF CALGOW LIMITED
2023-08-14
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JOLLY, Anne Elizabeth Forsyth appointed
director
2023-08-14
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MARSHALL, Angela appointed
director
2023-08-14
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MARSHALL, Charles Robertson appointed
director
2023-08-14
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MCCOURNEY, Lyndsay Anne appointed
director
2023-08-14
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SIMPSON, Lindsey Anne appointed
director
2023-08-14
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THOMSON, Erica Elizabeth Hamilton appointed
director
2023-08-14
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THORNTON, Michelle appointed
director
2023-08-14
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WORRALL, Julia appointed
director
2023-08-14
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HILL, Pauline appointed
director
2023-08-14
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+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.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No 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
Mr Charles Robertson Marshall Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72	75–100%	25–50%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	14/08/2023

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

Incorporated2023-08-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

6 Riverbank

Newton Stewart

DG8 6QU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-27

Last: 2025-08-13