THE PIRATE CASTLE

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07370167 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-09-08

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 15.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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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 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.1y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 15.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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

26 officers (6 active, 26 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

75 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand

2026-06-03
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officers · AP03
2026-06-01
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PERRY, Nicholas John appointed
secretary
2026-01-19
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officers · TM01
2026-01-19
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officers · TM02
2025-10-18
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HAMES, Victoria resigned
secretary
2025-10-18
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HAMES, Victoria Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-10-03
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accounts · AA
2025-08-27
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officers · AP01
2025-08-08
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mortgage · MR04
2025-08-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-07-22
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HARRIS, Helena Rose appointed
director
2025-01-27
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officers · AP01
2025-01-24
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JOSHI, Umang Kishor appointed
director
2024-11-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
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LIM, Kai Jie Shawn resigned
director
2024-10-10
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accounts · AA
2023-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
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incorporation · MA
2023-06-01
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officers · TM01
2023-06-01
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officers · AP01
2022-12-13
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LINCOLN, Carol resigned
director
2022-11-15
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officers · TM01
2022-10-11
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CULWICK, Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-03
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officers · AP03
2021-04-21
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HAMES, Victoria appointed
secretary
2021-04-21
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HAMES, Victoria Elizabeth appointed
director
2020-11-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-22
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DAVIS, Anna-Marie resigned
director
2019-10-31
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LAWRENCE, Fiona Elisabeth resigned
director
2019-07-01
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LIM, Kai Jie Shawn appointed
director
2019-03-12
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CAMPBELL, Francesca Alexandra resigned
director
2018-10-09
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GOLDHILL, Michael Alan appointed
director
2018-10-04
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ROWLEY, Georgina resigned
director
2018-09-12
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ROSS, Howard David resigned
director
2018-06-09
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CULWICK, Elizabeth appointed
director
2018-06-04
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CAMPBELL, Francesca Alexandra appointed
director
2018-06-04
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DAVIS, Anna-Marie appointed
director
2018-05-29
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LINCOLN, Carol appointed
director
2018-04-26
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KECK, Colleen Anne resigned
director
2018-04-26
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PIETRAGNOLI, Lazzaro resigned
director
2018-03-13
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CORK, John resigned
director
2017-01-01
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LAWRENCE, Fiona Elisabeth appointed
director
2017-01-01
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ROWLEY, Georgina appointed
director
2016-12-31
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BROCK, Charles resigned
director
2016-04-30
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WATTS, Benjamin resigned
secretary
2016-04-19
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JENKINS, Neil Patrick resigned
director
2015-08-31
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ROWLEY, Georgina appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

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Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HAMES, Victoria resigned 2025-10-18; HAMES, Victoria Elizabeth resigned 2025-10-18

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-09-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

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

Registered office

The Pirate Castle

Oval Road

London

NW1 7EA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-18

Last: 2025-10-04