AIREDALE AMUSEMENTS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15088127 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-22
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-26.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £26,881
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£25k
Net Worth
-£27k
Current Assets
£26k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-26.9k |
| Current assets | £25.7k |
| Cash | £24.6k |
| Debtors | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £-26.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-08➕INGHAM, Andrew Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-07-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-11➖INGHAM, Andrew Robert resigneddirector
- 2023-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AIREDALE AMUSEMENTS LTD
- 2023-08-22➕HODGSON, Matthew Alan appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22➕INGHAM, Andrew Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Robert Ingham Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/07/2024 |
Mr Matthew Alan Hodgson Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/08/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Robert Inghamceased 11/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
2 Clifton Moor Business Village
James Nicolson Link
York
North Yorkshire
YO30 4XG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HODGSON, Matthew Alan→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
INGHAM, Andrew Robert→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-07-08
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INGHAM, Andrew Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-08-22 · resigned 2023-12-11
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-22