JOHNSTONE AMATEUR BOXING CLUB CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
SC779139 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-08-15
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
£-155
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £155
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£220
Net Worth
-£155
Current Assets
£220
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-155 |
| Current assets | £220 |
| Cash | £220 |
| Net assets | £-155 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15🏢Company incorporatedAs JOHNSTONE AMATEUR BOXING CLUB CIC
- 2023-08-15➕CLOSE, Ian appointeddirector
- 2023-08-15➕MCINTYRE, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2023-08-15📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
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| ENGAGE RENFREWSHIRE→ SC120101 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 36y | — | — |
| GSMP COMMUNITY LIMITED→ SC868637 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HEARING2LEARN LTD→ SC497407 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-08-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
26 Macdowall Street
Johnstone
PA5 8QL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MCINTYRE, Kevin→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-08-15
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-08-15