MEGA LEISURE (SHAWLANDS) LIMITED

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SC257606 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Gambling and betting activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,420
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£12k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£1k£1k£4k£7k£9k£12kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-1.4k£-1.4k
Current assets£12.0k£12.0k
Cash£4.7k£4.7k
Debtors£7.3k£7.3k
Net assets£-1.4k£-1.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-16
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  2. 2024-06-10
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  3. 2023-10-30
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  4. 2022-10-26
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  5. 2022-01-28
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  6. 2021-01-28
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  7. 2019-10-25
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  8. 2018-10-31
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  9. 2017-10-26
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  10. 2017-10-03
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  11. 2016-10-31
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  12. 2015-11-18
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  13. 2015-10-29
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  14. 2014-11-10
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  15. 2014-10-30
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  16. 2003-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As MEGA LEISURE (SHAWLANDS) LIMITED
  17. 2003-10-15
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    GRAHAM, Lesley Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-10-15
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    GRAHAM, Gary Cooper appointed
    director
  19. 2003-10-15
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2003-10-15
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Cooper Graham
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC92000 — Gambling and betting activities

Registered office

Radleigh House 1 Golf Road
Clarkston
Glasgow
G76 7HU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GRAHAM, Lesley Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-15
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Active
GRAHAM, Gary Cooper→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-10-15
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-15 · resigned 2003-10-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
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accounts · AA
2025-07-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
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accounts · AA
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
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accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-10-31