ADVENTURE ZONE SOFT PLAY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05703535 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-09
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 19.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees1000700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2021-02-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2013-02-01
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    MALT, Darren Jon appointed
    director
  18. 2007-08-01
    ➕
    MALT, Darren Jon appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-08-01
    ➖
    MALT, Lorraine Ann resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-08-01
    ➖
    DAWES, Beverley Karen resigned
    director
  21. 2007-03-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Melvyn Harold Hoskin
  22. 2006-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTURE ZONE SOFT PLAY LIMITED
  23. 2006-02-09
    ➕
    MALT, Lorraine Ann appointed
    director
  24. 2006-02-09
    ➕
    MALT, Lorraine Ann appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-02-09
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-02-09
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-02-09
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    DAWES, Beverley Karen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren Jon Malt
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Lorraine Ann Malt
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit Lsu1c Manning Walk
Rugby Central Shopping Center
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 2JT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MALT, Darren Jon→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALT, Darren Jon→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALT, Lorraine Ann→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALT, Lorraine Ann→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-09 · resigned 2007-08-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-09 · resigned 2006-02-09
Resigned
DAWES, Beverley Karen→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-02-09 · resigned 2007-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Melvyn Harold Hoskin
Rent deposit deed1 property06/03/200710/02/2021

Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-19