THUNDERTOP GAMES LTD
- 58190Other publishing activities
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-06📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2023-08-30🏢Company incorporatedAs THUNDERTOP GAMES LTD
- 2023-08-30➕MELVILLE, Duncan William appointeddirector
- 2023-08-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Duncan William Melville Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Technology · FK postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPUTER DIVISION LIMITED→ SC205214 · est 2000 | — | — | — | — | 26y | 83 | 58y |
| OBJECTIVE ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ SC233985 · est 2002 | — | — | — | 500 | 23y | 83 | 65y |
| PIXEL IMAGE LIMITED→ SC204703 · est 2000 | — | — | — | 1200 | 26y | 82 | 58y |
| QUALITY TRAINING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC192934 · est 1999 | — | — | £17.0k | — | 27y | 82 | 62y |
| VAN THOMAS LTD→ SC604235 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| VECTORCLOUD LTD→ SC343767 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| VELOCITYSPACE LTD→ SC860280 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VERLA CONSULTING LIMITED→ SC815871 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| VIKING CENTRAL LIMITED→ SC736868 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| VIVID AFFECT PRODUCTIONS LTD→ SC596762 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| VOSO LIMITED→ SC845392 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| WASP E SERVICES LIMITED→ SC392062 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.