Director Shareholding

Cheerful Scout PLC
02 November 2004


                               Cheerful Scout plc

                       ('Cheerful Scout' or 'the Company)

Cheerful Scout was advised yesterday that Stuart Appleton, Non-executive
Chairman of the Company, had purchased 100,000 ordinary shares in the Company
('Ordinary Shares') on 1 November 2004 at 0.8p per share.

Cheerful Scout was further advised today that Stuart Appleton had today
purchased 100,000 Ordinary Shares at 0.9p per share and 50,000 Ordinary Shares
at 1p per share.

Following the acquisitions referred to above, Stuart Appleton now has an
interest in 3,058,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 1.76 per cent. of the share
capital of the Company.




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