PLAY ALLOA

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SC379003 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-05-21

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

23 officers (8 active, 23 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

95 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
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accounts · AA
2025-10-31
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officers · AP01
2025-10-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-31
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officers · TM01
2025-10-18
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MORRIS, Paul appointed
director
2025-10-15
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PRYOR, Sharon Louise resigned
director
2024-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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officers · AP01
2023-05-31
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officers · AP01
2023-05-31
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officers · AP01
2023-05-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-22
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CROSS, Sunniva Anne appointed
director
2023-05-22
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HANNIGAN, David Paul appointed
director
2023-05-22
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PRYOR, Sharon Louise appointed
director
2023-05-22
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officers · CH01
2023-05-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-06
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accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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accounts · AA01
2023-02-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-15
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officers · TM01
2022-12-05
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MCDONALD, Neil, Mr. resigned
director
2022-10-12
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TAYLOR, Jim resigned
director
2022-10-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
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ANDERSON, Aaron David appointed
director
2019-06-30
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TAYLOR, Robert Mcgregor resigned
director
2018-08-29
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MCDONALD, Neil, Mr. appointed
director
2017-05-31
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TAYLOR, Robert Mcgregor appointed
director
2016-09-07
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MCDERMID, Tracey Anne resigned
director
2015-10-21
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BEARDSLEY, Angela Bridget resigned
director
2015-07-16
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TAYLOR, Jim appointed
director
2015-03-23
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MCDERMID, Tracey Anne appointed
director
2015-02-16
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MURPHY, Shaun resigned
director
2013-06-22
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MCMURDO, Eileen appointed
director
2013-06-22
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BEARDSLEY, Angela Bridget appointed
director
2013-06-22
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PENMAN, Scott John resigned
director
2013-06-22
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WILLIAMS, Rebecca Elizabeth resigned
director
2013-05-03
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MALCOLM, Maria Louise appointed
secretary
2013-05-03
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MALCOLM, Maria Louise resigned
director
2013-01-11
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FORRESTER, Ruth resigned
director
2012-10-29
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MURPHY, Shaun appointed
director
2012-08-15
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FORRESTER, Ruth appointed
director
2012-08-08
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DEIGHTON, Jacqueline Ashcroft resigned
director
2012-08-08
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POWRIE, Marlene-Ann resigned
director
2012-02-29
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MARTIN, Christine Murdoch resigned
director
2012-01-03
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MALCOLM, Maria Louise appointed
director
2010-10-31
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MCARTHUR BROWN, Amanda Anne resigned
secretary

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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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Maria Louise Malcolm Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	10/07/2017
Mrs Eileen Mcmurdo Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61	—	—	board controlboard control	10/07/2017

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Richard Teedceased 16/10/2025· board control
Mr Robert John Howard Davisceased 16/10/2025· board control
Mr Jim Taylorceased 25/10/2021· board control
Mr Robert Mcgregor Taylorceased 01/05/2020· board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-05-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

19 Broad Street

Alloa

Clackmannanshire

FK10 1AN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-04

Last: 2025-05-21