NIGHTFALL GAMES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC589969 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-27
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£92
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32409
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £92
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£92
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £92 |
| Current assets | £0 |
| Net assets | £92 |
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
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-01➖SHEPPERSON, Christopher Brendan resigneddirector
- 2019-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-22➕RAPSON, Mark Edward appointeddirector
- 2018-06-22➖WORD FORGE LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2018-06-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-06-15➕SHEPPERSON, Christopher Brendan appointeddirector
- 2018-06-15➕WORD FORGE LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2018-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs NIGHTFALL GAMES LTD
- 2018-02-27➕ALLSOP, David appointeddirector
- 2018-02-27➕EARLE, Jared appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
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
Word Forge Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Word Forge Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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NIGHTFALL GAMES LTD
This company · SC589969
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jared Earle Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 27/02/2018 |
Word Forge Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/06/2018 |
Mr David Allsop Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 27/02/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32409 — SIC 32409
Registered office
Burnbrae Cottage
Muirkirk
Cumnock
East Ayrshire
KA18 3RX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
ALLSOP, David→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2018-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EARLE, Jared→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAPSON, Mark Edward→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-06-22
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SHEPPERSON, Christopher Brendan→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-06-15 · resigned 2020-02-01
WORD FORGE LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2018-06-15 · resigned 2018-06-22
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Recent filings (30 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31