BANDAI NAMCO AMUSEMENT EUROPE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02824795 · ltd · incorporated 1993-06-07

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 20.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

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

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.0y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 20.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

32 officers (8 active, 32 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

187 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (79 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-01
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SOGO, Shunji appointed
director
2025-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
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IWATA, Koji appointed
director
2025-08-01
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KOJIMA, Kazuichi appointed
director
2025-08-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-25
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legacy
capital · SH20
2025-07-25
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capital · SH19
2025-07-25
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-07-25
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-23
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capital · SH01
2024-10-17
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JENNINGS, Sarah Kate appointed
secretary
2024-10-17
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BRADLEY, Raymond resigned
secretary
2024-10-17
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-01
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KOMORI, Kunito appointed
director
2023-03-31
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AOYAMA, Muneo resigned
director
2023-01-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-31
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AOYAMA, Muneo appointed
director
2022-10-31
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KOMORI, Kunito resigned
director
2022-10-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-13
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-04-01
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MCKENZIE, John appointed
director
2021-04-01
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KOMORI, Kunito appointed
director
2021-03-31
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NINOMIYA, Kazuhiro resigned
director
2020-04-01
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NINOMIYA, Kazuhiro appointed
director
2020-03-31
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HATTORI, Tomohiro resigned
director
2015-04-01
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HATTORI, Tomohiro appointed
director
2015-03-31
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YOSHIDA, Hitoshi resigned
director
2012-01-01
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YOSHIDA, Hitoshi appointed
director
2011-12-31
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NEVIN, Michael resigned
director
2010-12-31
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INO, Shuhei resigned
director
2010-12-31
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TACHIBANA, Masahiro resigned
director
2009-03-31
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KAWAKAMI, Kuniyuki resigned
director
2008-04-01
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KAWAKAMI, Kuniyuki appointed
director
2008-04-01
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TACHIBANA, Masahiro appointed
director
2008-03-31
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AOYAGI, Akira resigned
director
2008-03-31
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HIGASHI, Jun resigned
director
2007-01-01
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IKI, Shunji resigned
director
2007-01-01
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INO, Shuhei appointed
director
2006-07-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Romford Brewery (No.1) Limited and Romford Brewery (No.2) Limited
2006-04-01
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ASAMI, Kazuo resigned
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 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 28 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

1 high ·

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-07-25: legacy

Group structure

Bandai Namco Holdings Uk Ltd. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bandai Namco Holdings Uk Ltd.

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BANDAI NAMCO AMUSEMENT EUROPE LIMITED

This company · 02824795

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Bandai Namco Holdings Uk Ltd. Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% 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

Incorporated1993-06-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

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

Registered office

37-39 Kew Foot Road

Richmond

TW9 2SS

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-21

Last: 2026-06-07