THE CITY OF PLAY LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC454045 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-07-08
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 2 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,377
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,522 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 166% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k-£2k£32£2k£3k£5kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£3.8k£227
Current assets£4.4k£2.7k
Net assets£-3.4k£5.1k

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.

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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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-05-17
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  6. 2023-04-25
    ➕
    GREEN, Samantha appointed
    director
  7. 2023-04-25
    ➕
    MCGREGOR, Mia appointed
    director
  8. 2023-04-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-04-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-27
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    MENZIES, Andrew resigned
    director
  13. 2021-06-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-04
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    MENZIES, Andrew appointed
    director
  17. 2020-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-10-07
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    MENZIES, Grant resigned
    director
  19. 2019-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2013-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As THE CITY OF PLAY LTD
  23. 2013-07-08
    ➕
    LEE, Robert Kevin appointed
    director
  24. 2013-07-08
    ➕
    MENZIES, Grant appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Kevin Lee
Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38
—75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control17/05/2023

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
Incorporated2013-07-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

50 Spottiswoode Gardens
Mid Calder
Livingston
EH53 0JU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GREEN, Samantha→
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Robert Kevin→
director · ~38y · appointed 2013-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGREGOR, Mia→
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MENZIES, Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-03-04 · resigned 2021-06-27
Resigned
MENZIES, Grant→
director · ~37y · appointed 2013-07-08 · resigned 2019-10-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-17
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-27