S.E.N.D GYMNASTICS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC798867 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-13
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-100
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £100

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£100
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£-100
Net assets£-100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-02-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As S.E.N.D GYMNASTICS LTD
  6. 2024-02-13
    TELFORD, Dawn appointed
    director
  7. 2024-02-13
    TELFORD, Scott Henry appointed
    director
  8. 2024-02-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Henry Telford
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1971 · age 55
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control13/02/2024

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

4 Esk Road
Troon
KA10 7EH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

TELFORD, Dawn
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-02-13
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Active
TELFORD, Scott Henry
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-02-13
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-13