SPORTING CLUB (SCOTLAND) LTD

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SC850029 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-11
    SELLMAN, Ian resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2025-05-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SPORTING CLUB (SCOTLAND) LTD
  5. 2025-05-27
    BROTHERSTON, Douglas John appointed
    director
  6. 2025-05-27
    GLAIRE, Michael John appointed
    director
  7. 2025-05-27
    NIELD, Gary Eric appointed
    director
  8. 2025-05-27
    SELLMAN, Ian appointed
    director
  9. 2025-05-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 0.9 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 73 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.)

Group structure

Edinburgh Training Centre Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Edinburgh Training Centre Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
SPORTING CLUB (SCOTLAND) LTD
This company · SC850029

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Edinburgh Training Centre Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/05/2025

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
Incorporated2025-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

16 St Marys Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH1 1SU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last:

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BROTHERSTON, Douglas John
director · ~65y · appointed 2025-05-27
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Active
GLAIRE, Michael John
director · ~73y · appointed 2025-05-27
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Active
NIELD, Gary Eric
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-05-27
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Active
SELLMAN, Ian
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-05-27 · resigned 2025-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (3 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-27