CATTLESKATE ACADEMY CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
SC791277 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-12-04
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,004
Very low cash
Cash position: £0

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£0
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£907
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£2.0k
Current assets£907
Cash£0
Debtors£160
Net assets£2.0k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-07-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-01-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-12-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CATTLESKATE ACADEMY CIC
  6. 2023-12-04
    ARCHIBALD, Reece Fraser appointed
    director
  7. 2023-12-04
    WILLIAMS, Reece Thomas David appointed
    director
  8. 2023-12-04
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Reece Fraser Archibald
Individual · British · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
50–75%board control50-75% voting · board control04/12/2023
Mr Reece Thomas David Williams
Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33
25–50%25-50% voting17/01/2024

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
Incorporated2023-12-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Edenview
King Edward
Banff
AB45 3LX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ARCHIBALD, Reece Fraser
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-12-04
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Active
WILLIAMS, Reece Thomas David
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-12-04
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-22
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-12-04