BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH (1910) COMPANY

🌳Matureactive
00110367 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1910-06-23
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 42.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), 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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 42.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
116 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.

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
Metric2025-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-04
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    HOLDEN, Mark appointed
    director
  4. 2025-02-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-01-22
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    HODKINSON, Steven Paul resigned
    director
  7. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-02
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    HODKINSON, Steven Paul appointed
    director
  9. 2024-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-03-28
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    KILGALLON, Nigel Peter resigned
    director
  11. 2024-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-08-17
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    KILGALLON, Nigel Peter appointed
    director
  15. 2022-08-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-03-31
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    KILGALLON, Nigel Peter resigned
    director
  18. 2021-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-08-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-07-27
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    THOMPSON, Barbara Joan resigned
    director
  21. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-03-07
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    KILGALLON, Nigel Peter appointed
    director
  25. 2018-03-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2013-11-15
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    CAM, David Edward resigned
    secretary
  27. 2004-06-23
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Lilian Doris resigned
    director
  28. 2004-06-12
    ➖
    THOMPSON, William Geoffrey resigned
    director
  29. 2001-10-31
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Nicholas William Robert resigned
    director
  30. 1997-04-03
    ➕
    GILJE, Fiona Carolyn appointed
    director
  31. 1997-04-03
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Amanda Jean appointed
    director
  32. 1996-10-25
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Nicholas William Robert appointed
    director
  33. 1983-08-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  34. 1910-06-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH (1910) COMPANY

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH (1910) COMPANY
This company · 00110367

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
Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1910-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Ocean Boulevard
South Shore
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 1EZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

GILJE, Fiona Carolyn→
director · ~63y · appointed 1997-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLDEN, Mark→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, Amanda Jean→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAM, David Edward→
secretary · resigned 2013-11-15
Resigned
HODKINSON, Steven Paul→
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-04-02 · resigned 2025-01-22
Resigned
KILGALLON, Nigel Peter→
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-08-17 · resigned 2024-03-28
Resigned
KILGALLON, Nigel Peter→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-03-07 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
THOMPSON, Barbara Joan→
director · ~87y · resigned 2021-07-27
Resigned
THOMPSON, Lilian Doris→
director · ~123y · resigned 2004-06-23
Resigned
THOMPSON, Nicholas William Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 1996-10-25 · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned
THOMPSON, William Geoffrey→
director · ~90y · resigned 2004-06-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property24/08/1983—
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Recent filings (116 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-01