PLAYA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC402114 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-21
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30
Average employees0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-07-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-07-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-06-21
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    Company incorporated
    As PLAYA LIMITED
  18. 2011-06-21
    ➕
    DUMAS, Christopher Herbert Egerton appointed
    director
  19. 2011-06-21
    ➕
    DUMAS, Veronica Joan appointed
    director

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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Veronica Joan Dumas
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

West Hall
.
Cupar
Fife
KY15 4NA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DUMAS, Christopher Herbert Egerton→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-06-21
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Active
DUMAS, Veronica Joan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-06-21
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Active

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Recent filings (39 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-10