COAST ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC424677 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-22
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 May 2025
Net worth
£112.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £112,049
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £32,194 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£112k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£171k
↓ 28% 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 | £174.4k | £238.2k |
| Current assets | £170.7k | £236.8k |
| Net assets | £112.0k | £144.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs COAST ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED
- 2012-05-22➕DONNELLY, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2012-05-22➕DONNELLY, Leigh Mari appointeddirector
- 2012-05-22➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-05-22➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-05-22➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2012-05-22➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Donnelly Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
11a Maunsheugh Road
Fenwick
Kilmarnock
KA3 6AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
DONNELLY, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2012-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DONNELLY, Leigh Mari→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2012-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-05-22 · resigned 2012-05-22
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2012-05-22 · resigned 2012-05-22
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24