WW SOFT PLAY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC461409 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -83% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.2y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
41 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,051
Net assets shrinking
Down £701,441 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 83% YoY
Cash YoY
-83%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↓ 83% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£455k£911k£1.4m£1.8m£2.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£10.1k£711.5k
Current assets£1.43M£2.28M
Cash£13.0k£75.5k
Debtors£1.41M£2.18M
Net assets£10.1k£711.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-30
    ➕
    FAQIR, Abid appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-30
    ➖
    BARYAH, Narinder Singh resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-12-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2025-12-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2025-10-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2025-10-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  10. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-01-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2021-12-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2021-12-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-09-10
    ➕
    FAQIR, Louise appointed
    director
  18. 2021-09-10
    ➕
    BARYAH, Narinder Singh appointed
    director
  19. 2021-09-10
    ➖
    FAQIR, Abid resigned
    director
  20. 2021-09-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-09-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2021-09-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2015-08-12
    ➖
    THOMSON, Monica resigned
    director
  27. 2015-07-31
    ➕
    THOMSON, Monica appointed
    director
  28. 2015-03-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  29. 2013-10-14
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    Company incorporated
    As WW SOFT PLAY LIMITED
  30. 2013-10-14
    ➕
    FAQIR, Abid appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Wonderworld Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wonderworld Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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WW SOFT PLAY LIMITED
This company · SC461409

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wonderworld Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Abid Faqirceased 30/11/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-10-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Oakfield House
378 Brandon Street
Motherwell
ML1 1XA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

FAQIR, Abid→
director · ~50y · appointed 2026-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAQIR, Louise→
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-09-10
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Active
BARYAH, Narinder Singh→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-09-10 · resigned 2026-04-30
Resigned
FAQIR, Abid→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-10-14 · resigned 2021-09-10
Resigned
THOMSON, Monica→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-07-31 · resigned 2015-08-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—02/10/2025—
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge—11/03/201523/12/2025
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Recent filings (41 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08