AB PLAY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07706548 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-15
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 6.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.1y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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 (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-31
    ➕
    BOWLES, Kevin John appointed
    director
  5. 2024-01-31
    ➕
    WILSON, Shaun Michael appointed
    director
  6. 2024-01-31
    ➖
    AINSLEY, Jeffrey Alexander resigned
    director
  7. 2024-01-31
    ➖
    BOOTH, David Nigel resigned
    director
  8. 2024-01-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-01-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-09-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-05-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-05-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2020-02-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2018-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  23. 2011-08-09
    ➕
    AINSLEY, Jeffrey Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2011-08-02
    ➖
    SAMEDAY COMPANY SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2011-08-02
    ➕
    BOOTH, David Nigel appointed
    director
  26. 2011-08-02
    ➖
    WILDMAN, John resigned
    director
  27. 2011-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AB PLAY LIMITED
  28. 2011-07-15
    ➕
    SAMEDAY COMPANY SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2011-07-15
    ➕
    WILDMAN, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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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
Incorporated2011-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Astrabound Unit 6 Crompton Rd Business Park
Crompton Road
Doncaster
DN2 4PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BOWLES, Kevin John→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Shaun Michael→
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAMEDAY COMPANY SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-07-15 · resigned 2011-08-02
Resigned
AINSLEY, Jeffrey Alexander→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-08-09 · resigned 2024-01-31
Resigned
BOOTH, David Nigel→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-08-02 · resigned 2024-01-31
Resigned
WILDMAN, John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-07-15 · resigned 2011-08-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—01/05/2020—
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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-12