WICKED COSTUMES LIMITED

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SC347295 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-19
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.61M
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 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -71% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.5y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £1,607,904
Cash draining
Cash down 71% YoY
Cash YoY
-71%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£284k
↓ 71% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3.2m
↓ 8.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£693k£1.4m£2.1m£2.8m£3.5mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.62M£1.62M
Current assets£3.17M£3.46M
Cash£284.0k£988.9k
Debtors£738.3k£521.9k
Net assets£1.61M£1.60M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-06-26
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  3. 2023-10-04
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  4. 2022-11-09
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  5. 2022-04-07
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  6. 2022-04-07
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-04-06
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    MCALLISTER, Craig William appointed
    director
  8. 2022-04-06
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    MCALLISTER, Emma appointed
    director
  9. 2021-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2019-07-16
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-07-02
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-05
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  14. 2018-08-21
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  15. 2018-08-21
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  16. 2018-08-21
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-08-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-04-17
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    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2018-04-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2017-10-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2011-01-01
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    MCALLISTER, Alison appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-01-01
    ➖
    MCALLISTER, Alison resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-12-31
    ➖
    HODGE, Julie resigned
    secretary
  24. 2010-12-31
    ➕
    MCALLISTER, Alison appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-02-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  26. 2008-11-07
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    MCALLISTER, Steven James Kenneth appointed
    director
  27. 2008-10-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2008-08-19
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    Company incorporated
    As WICKED COSTUMES LIMITED
  29. 2008-08-19
    ➕
    HODGE, Adrian Mark appointed
    director
  30. 2008-08-19
    ➕
    HODGE, Julie appointed
    secretary
  31. 2008-08-19
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2008-08-19
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2008-08-19
    ➕
    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2008-08-19
    ➖
    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MCALLISTER, Craig William (same surname) appointed 2022-04-06. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

Group structure

Wicked Costumes Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wicked Costumes Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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WICKED COSTUMES LIMITED
This company · SC347295

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
Wicked Costumes Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Adrian Mark Hodgeceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · board control
  • Mr Steven James Kenneth Mcallisterceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · board control
  • Mr Adrian Mark Hodgeceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · board control

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
Incorporated2008-08-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Brewster Place
Riverside Industrial Estate
Irvine
KA11 5DD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

MCALLISTER, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-01
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Active
HODGE, Adrian Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-08-19
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Active
MCALLISTER, Craig William→
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-04-06
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Active
MCALLISTER, Emma→
director · ~30y · appointed 2022-04-06
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Active
MCALLISTER, Steven James Kenneth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-11-07
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Active
HODGE, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-19 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned
MCALLISTER, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2010-12-31 · resigned 2011-01-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-08-19 · resigned 2008-08-19
Resigned
JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-08-19 · resigned 2008-08-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Floating charge1 property24/02/201017/04/2018
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property22/10/2008—
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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
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officers · AP01
2022-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-19