Director Shareholding

Cheerful Scout PLC
24 November 2004


                               Cheerful Scout plc

                       ('Cheerful Scout' or 'the Company)


Cheerful Scout was advised today that Stuart Appleton, Non-executive Chairman of
the Company, had purchased 250,000 ordinary shares in the Company ('Ordinary
Shares') on 24 November 2004 at 1.1p per share.

Following the acquisition referred to above, Stuart Appleton now has an
interest in 3,308,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 1.9 per cent. of the share
capital of the Company.




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