FUNLAND (UK) LTD
🌳Matureactive
08038741 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-20
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23➕LINKINS, Oliver Charles appointeddirector
- 2022-12-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs FUNLAND (UK) LTD
- 2012-04-20➕GRIFFITHS, Belinda Jayne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Belinda Griffiths Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Oliver Charles Linkins Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/12/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Interchange House
Trench Lock
Telford
Shropshire
TF1 6SZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GRIFFITHS, Belinda Jayne→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2012-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LINKINS, Oliver Charles→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-12-23
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-12-12