BLACK DIAMOND ACADEMY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC799690 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-19
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
£71
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £71
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£71
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £429 |
| Current assets | £1.9k |
| Net assets | £71 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-19➕ALLAN, Christopher Thomas appointeddirector
- 2025-08-19➕CROFT, Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2025-08-19➕JENSON, Logan appointeddirector
- 2025-08-19➖HENDRY, Scott John Neil resigneddirector
- 2025-08-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK DIAMOND ACADEMY LTD
- 2024-02-19➕HENDRY, Scott John Neil appointeddirector
- 2024-02-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-04
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Thomas Allan Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/08/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Jacqueline Croftceased 18/11/2025· 50-75% shares
- Mr Scott John Neil Hendryceased 19/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
115b High Street
Tranent
EH33 1LW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-18
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
ALLAN, Christopher Thomas→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-08-19
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CROFT, Jacqueline→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-08-19
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JENSON, Logan→
Activedirector · ~20y · appointed 2025-08-19
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HENDRY, Scott John Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-02-19 · resigned 2025-08-19
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-19