HORNE'S PLEASURE FAIRS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC802101 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-07
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
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-03➖HORNE, Christina resigneddirector
- 2025-09-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-10➖HORNE, Charles William resigneddirector
- 2024-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs HORNE'S PLEASURE FAIRS LIMITED
- 2024-03-07➕HORNE, Christian Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-03-07➕HORNE, Kered appointeddirector
- 2024-03-07➕HORNE, Charles William appointeddirector
- 2024-03-07➕HORNE, Christina appointeddirector
- 2024-03-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HORNE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christian Charles Horne Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 07/03/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Charles William Horneceased 09/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2024-03-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Room 33 Ek Business Centre
East Kilbride
G75 0YA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HORNE, Christian Charles→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HORNE, Kered→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-03-07
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HORNE, Charles William→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2024-03-07 · resigned 2024-12-10
HORNE, Christina→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2024-03-07 · resigned 2025-09-03
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Recent filings (9 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-07