EPIC PLAYBOOKS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC400301 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-25
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
37 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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12➕TAYLOR, Rikki Rois appointeddirector
- 2023-12-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-05-25🏢Company incorporatedAs EPIC PLAYBOOKS LTD
- 2011-05-25➕TAPPENDEN, Bryan appointedsecretary
- 2011-05-25➕TAPPENDEN, Bryan James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)
Group structure
Taleka Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Taleka Ltd
Corporate parent
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EPIC PLAYBOOKS LTD
This company · SC400301
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Bryan James Tappenden Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Taleka Ltd Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 01/01/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
4 Albert Place
Stirling
FK8 2QL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
TAPPENDEN, Bryan James→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-05-25
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TAYLOR, Rikki Rois→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-12-12
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Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-05