CASINO SELECT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05875783 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-13

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jul 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

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

Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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2025-04-29
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2024-04-19
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2023-02-22
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2022-04-19
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2021-04-08
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2020-04-02
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2019-03-25
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2018-04-27
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2017-03-09
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2016-04-27
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2007-11-19
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HINKS, Paul Anthony appointed
secretary
2007-11-19
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BLACKLER, Mandy Jane appointed
director
2007-11-19
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ADCOCK, Oliver John resigned
secretary
2007-11-19
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OLIVER, Ann Lilian resigned
director
2006-07-13
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Company incorporated
As CASINO SELECT LIMITED
2006-07-13
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ADCOCK, Oliver John appointed
secretary
2006-07-13
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
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2006-07-13
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
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2006-07-13
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OLIVER, Ann Lilian appointed
director
2006-07-13
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-07-13
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Mandy Jane Blackler Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	15/07/2016

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

Incorporated2006-07-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

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

Registered office

7 St Pauls Road

Newton Abbot

Devon

TQ12 2HP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-08

Last: 2026-06-24

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HINKS, Paul Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2007-11-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BLACKLER, Mandy Jane→

director · ~64y · appointed 2007-11-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ADCOCK, Oliver John→

secretary · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2007-11-19

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2006-07-13

Resigned

OLIVER, Ann Lilian→

director · ~77y · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2007-11-19

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2006-07-13

Resigned

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