UK ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2007-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs UK ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
- 2007-09-24➕HEARTH, Rodney appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-24➕HEARTH, Norma Lillian appointeddirector
- 2007-09-24➕HEARTH, Rodney appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Rodney Hearth Individual · British · DOB 04/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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