Duckpin Plans Rs 8.09 Crore Mumbai Venue Without a Site

Duckpin – The Bowling Bistro plans to deploy up to Rs 8.09 crore of net proceeds for a second entertainment centre in Mumbai, expanding into customer-facing operations. The project has no identified location and no orders for its equipment, plant or machinery as of the Red Herring Prospectus date, leaving site selection, procurement and approvals unresolved.

Why is Duckpin planning a second Mumbai venue?

Duckpin is planning a second Mumbai venue as part of a forward-integration strategy approved by its Board on June 30, 2026. Forward integration means moving into a later stage of the value chain: Duckpin intends to expand beyond sourcing, trading, distribution, installation and maintenance of amusement equipment into ownership and operation of entertainment centres that directly serve consumers.

Duckpin commenced operations at its first company-operated centre, Duckpin Malad, on July 24, 2026. Located at Restaurant Unit No. TM351, Infiniti Mall, Malad West, Mumbai, Duckpin Malad combines duckpin bowling, arcade and interactive games, food and beverages, pool and other recreational activities within one venue.

Duckpin expects the second centre to create revenue streams beyond equipment supply and servicing. The disclosed model includes bowling and gaming activities, food and beverage sales, liquor sales, corporate events, private parties, memberships, promotional programmes and ancillary entertainment services. Each category depends on a functioning leased venue, customer traffic and operating approvals, rather than only on supplying or maintaining amusement equipment.

The proposed centre is intended to use Duckpin’s experience in sourcing, installing and maintaining amusement equipment. Duckpin says this experience may reduce dependence on third-party service providers and give it greater control over equipment management and the customer experience, but those intended operational synergies depend on the centre being established and operated as planned.

What is Duckpin's Rs 8.09 crore Mumbai venue budget for?

Duckpin has estimated the Mumbai project cost at Rs 8.09 crore, with civil, interior, electrical, plumbing and allied work representing the largest allocation at Rs 240.27 lakh. Independent architect Vivek Varma certified the total estimate on June 24, 2026, using Duckpin’s business plan, management estimates, vendor quotations and commercial and technical considerations.

The Rs 240.27 lakh civil and interior category includes Rs 57.28 lakh of interior work, Rs 56.34 lakh of civil work, Rs 42.53 lakh of electrical work and Rs 25.08 lakh of furniture work. It exceeds the Rs 162.14 lakh bowling-equipment allocation and the Rs 138.55 lakh gaming-equipment allocation, making fit-out the largest disclosed spending category.

The bowling provision covers four Brunswick duckpin bowling lanes quoted on July 23, 2026 at Rs 162.14 lakh, inclusive of customs duty, sea freight and local charges. The gaming provision includes one horse-racing machine at Rs 97.17 lakh, one billiards table at Rs 15.42 lakh and one Speed Rider 4DX machine at Rs 25.96 lakh; the imported-equipment quotations also include customs, freight and local charges.

Has Duckpin selected the Mumbai location?

Duckpin has not identified the precise location for its proposed second Mumbai outlet. It says the selection will be based on demographic characteristics, site visibility, expected footfall, accessibility, parking availability and overall commercial feasibility, so the Rs 8.09 crore estimate is not linked to a disclosed address or completed lease.

Duckpin proposes to take the premises on a leasehold basis, but security deposits and advance rentals will be funded from internal accruals rather than the net-proceeds allocation. Applicable goods and services tax, or GST, and other incidental expenses will also come from internal accruals, meaning the total cash requirement can exceed the stated Rs 8.09 crore project budget.

The comparison with Duckpin Malad shows the different stages of the two locations. Duckpin Malad had a disclosed Infiniti Mall address and had begun operations on July 24, 2026, whereas the second outlet remains a proposed Mumbai project with no identified site, disclosed lease terms or opening timetable.

Duckpin’s location criteria make footfall and commercial feasibility central to the plan. Until it identifies a site and agrees leasehold terms, the company cannot finalise the venue’s accessibility, visibility, parking arrangements or the practical deployment of its four planned bowling lanes and related hospitality infrastructure.

What approvals and systems will the centre require?

Duckpin will require four stated approvals for the proposed entertainment centre: an FL-III liquor licence, an Eating House III Grade health licence, a fire safety re-compliance certificate and a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, or FSSAI, State Licence. The liquor licence falls under the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 and the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953, while the health licence falls under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888.

The Rs 72.64 lakh allocation for kitchen and bar equipment, furniture and fixtures and the Rs 14.00 lakh allocation for software, surveillance and networking support the planned hospitality and operating model. The proposed systems include billing, point-of-sale, or POS, transactions, customer relationship management, or CRM, inventory functions, reservation management, closed-circuit television surveillance and internet connectivity.

Duckpin has separately obtained a Rs 15.00 lakh quotation dated July 24, 2026 for food and beverage consulting and a Rs 5.00 lakh quotation for billing and POS systems. Kitchen gas infrastructure includes a Rs 1.35 lakh PNG pipeline-equipment quotation and a Rs 0.66 lakh gas-leakage detection-system quotation, showing that food and liquor operations require both approvals and physical safety systems.

The project’s Rs 57.94 lakh professional and consultancy allocation includes Rs 42.94 lakh in professional fees and Rs 15.00 lakh in food and beverage consulting. These costs are budgeted estimates, while the stated licences, fire compliance and food-safety approval must still be obtained for the intended food, liquor and entertainment activities to operate.

What remains uncertain before Duckpin can open?

Duckpin has not placed orders for any equipment, plant or machinery proposed for the project. It has obtained vendor quotations and says it will place orders based on competitive pricing and delivery schedules; machinery with longer delivery periods may be ordered in advance to reduce implementation delays and cost overruns.

Most quotations dated July 23 and July 24, 2026 carry 60-day validity periods. They include Rs 162.14 lakh for bowling lanes, Rs 97.17 lakh for the horse-racing machine, Rs 65.00 lakh for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning work, and Rs 45.00 lakh for kitchen and bar equipment, so costs and suppliers may change if procurement occurs after those quotation periods.

The Rs 8.09 crore estimate has not been appraised by a bank, financial institution or independent agency. Duckpin states that market conditions, business requirements, competition, interest-rate movements, foreign-exchange movements and delays in regulatory approvals could require revision or rescheduling of expenditure and funding requirements.

Imported-equipment quotations used exchange rates of Rs 96.54 per US dollar on July 23, 2026 for the bowling lanes, horse-racing machine and Speed Rider 4DX machine. The billiards-table quotation used an exchange rate of Rs 710.32 per euro on July 19, 2026, making actual procurement costs dependent partly on the terms available when Duckpin places orders.

Conclusion

Duckpin’s proposed Rs 8.09 crore Mumbai centre would extend its business from amusement-equipment supply and services into operation of bowling, gaming, food, liquor and event venues. Civil and interior work, bowling lanes and gaming equipment account for Rs 540.96 lakh of the Rs 809.05 lakh estimate, concentrating most planned spending in venue fit-out and customer attractions.

The next matters to watch are Duckpin’s identification of a Mumbai site, leasehold arrangements funded through internal accruals, equipment orders and the four stated approvals. Duckpin has said it may place long-delivery equipment orders in advance, but the unresolved site, unplaced orders and unappraised budget leave the final vendors, cost and timetable open.