D. & D. AMUSEMENTS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC196522 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-24

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 25.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£120.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 25.4y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 25.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £120,914

Net assets shrinking

Down £13,005 YoY

Cash YoY

+271%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£23k

↑ 271% YoY

Net Worth

£121k

↓ 9.7% YoY

Current Assets

£50k

↑ 3.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£250.3k	£276.3k
Current assets	£49.7k	£48.1k
Cash	£22.7k	£6.1k
Debtors	£26.9k	£41.9k
Net assets	£120.9k	£133.9k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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accounts · AA
2025-12-23
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officers · CH01
2025-12-23
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officers · CH01
2024-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-12-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
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officers · AP01
2022-12-07
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officers · AP01
2022-12-06
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STEWART, Cassandra appointed
director
2022-12-06
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STEWART, Ross Denis appointed
director
2022-09-24
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accounts · AA
2022-04-19
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capital · SH01
2021-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
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mortgage · MR01
2020-10-06
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accounts · AA
2020-09-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2019-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-17
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accounts · AA
2014-06-16
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STEWART, Denis appointed
secretary
2014-06-16
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STEWART, Douglas resigned
secretary
2014-06-16
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STEWART, Douglas resigned
director
2014-06-16
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STEWART, Elizabeth Jane resigned
director
2014-04-17
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Charge satisfied #1
2001-01-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1999-06-09
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STEWART, Maxine appointed
director
1999-06-09
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STEWART, Elizabeth Jane appointed
director
1999-05-24
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Company incorporated
As D. & D. AMUSEMENTS LTD.
1999-05-24
➕
STEWART, Denis appointed
director
1999-05-24
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STEWART, Douglas appointed
secretary
1999-05-24
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-05-24
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-05-24
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STEWART, Douglas appointed
director
1999-05-24
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-05-24
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — STEWART, Cassandra (same surname) appointed 2022-12-06. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Denis Stewart Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Maxine Stewart Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1999-05-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

D M Mcnaught & Co, 3rd Floor

166 Buchanan Street

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

G1 2LS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-21

Last: 2025-12-07