KIDS SOFT PLAY EK LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC463538 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-12
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2015-07-10
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2015-07-10
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2015-03-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2014-01-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  5. 2014-01-25
    LINDSAY, Michelle Elizabeth appointed
    director
  6. 2013-11-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KIDS SOFT PLAY EK LIMITED
  7. 2013-11-12
    LINDSAY, Michelle appointed
    secretary
  8. 2013-11-12
    LINDSAY, Philip appointed
    director
  9. 2013-11-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-07-10

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

2 Glenburn Road
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 5BA
Scotland

Filing status

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Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

LINDSAY, Michelle
secretary · appointed 2013-11-12
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LINDSAY, Michelle Elizabeth
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-01-25
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LINDSAY, Philip
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-11-12
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Recent filings (4 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2015-07-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2015-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2014-01-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2013-11-12