EVINCO ENTERTAINMENTS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC724836 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-01
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-08-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-23➕CALLEY, Graham appointeddirector
- 2025-08-23➖HENDERSON, Natalie Victoria resigneddirector
- 2024-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs EVINCO ENTERTAINMENTS LTD
- 2022-03-01➕HARRISON, Damon Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-03-01➕HENDERSON, Natalie Victoria appointeddirector
- 2022-03-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-08-26: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Damon Paul Harrison Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/08/2025 |
Mr Graham Calley Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/08/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Natalie Victoria Hendersonceased 23/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
6 Kintrae Rise
Elgin
IV30 5ND
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CALLEY, Graham→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2025-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, Damon Paul→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-03-01
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HENDERSON, Natalie Victoria→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-03-01 · resigned 2025-08-23
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-03-10