THE GAMING EXPERIENCE ABERDEEN LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC711355 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-05
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
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
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-01
    ➕
    CRAIGIE, Derek Ernest appointed
    director
  3. 2025-09-01
    ➕
    FRASER, Matthew Ben appointed
    director
  4. 2025-09-01
    ➖
    GROVES, David resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-01
    ➖
    MCCALL, Angela resigned
    director
  6. 2025-09-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-09-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-09-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2025-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-09-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2025-09-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2025-09-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-10-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE GAMING EXPERIENCE ABERDEEN LIMITED
  18. 2021-10-05
    ➕
    GROVES, David appointed
    director
  19. 2021-10-05
    ➕
    MCCALL, Angela appointed
    director
  20. 2021-10-05
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    incorporation-company
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GROVES, David resigned 2025-09-01; MCCALL, Angela resigned 2025-09-01

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Derek Ernest Craigie
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/09/2025
Mr Matthew Ben Fraser
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/09/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David Grovesceased 01/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Miss Angela Mccallceased 01/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2021-10-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Dunhaven Main Street
Hatton
Peterhead
AB42 0QQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CRAIGIE, Derek Ernest→
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, Matthew Ben→
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-09-01
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Active
GROVES, David→
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-10-05 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned
MCCALL, Angela→
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-10-05 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18