PLAYLINGO LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC455427 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-26

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 Jul 2024

Net worth

£70.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £70,739

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£71k

↑ 1.3% YoY

Current Assets

£12k

↑ 47% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Total assets	£70.7k	£69.8k
Current assets	£12.2k	£8.3k
Net assets	£70.7k	£69.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-05-29
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2024-04-22
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2022-04-29
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accounts · AA
2021-04-27
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2019-12-13
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accounts · AA
2019-06-06
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accounts · AAMD
2019-04-25
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2018-04-27
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accounts · AA
2017-04-28
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accounts · AA
2016-04-22
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accounts · AA
2015-08-18
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-24
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2014-08-28
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2013-07-26
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Company incorporated
As PLAYLINGO LTD
2013-07-26
➕
DONNELLY, Darri appointed
director
2013-07-26
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DONNELLY, Michael appointed
director
2013-07-26
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EL-DAJANI, Ziad appointed
director
2013-07-26
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ziad El-Dajani Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56	25–50%	—	25-50% shares · firm interest	06/04/2016
Mr Darri Donnelly Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Michael Jon Donnelly Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-07-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

74/1 Temple Park Crescent

Edinburgh

EH11 1HZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DONNELLY, Darri→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-07-26

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DONNELLY, Michael→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-07-26

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EL-DAJANI, Ziad→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-07-26

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