COMPETITION LINE (U.K.) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01635867 · ltd · incorporated 1982-05-17

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Fitness facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 42.8y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 42.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

23 officers (3 active, 23 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

189 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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2025-01-23
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2024-07-22
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2023-03-30
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2023-02-14
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accounts · AA01
2023-01-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-04
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mortgage · MR04
2022-11-04
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-11-04
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Charge satisfied #7
2022-11-04
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Charge satisfied #6
2022-10-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
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mortgage · MR01
2020-10-02
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Tc Loans (Cbils) Limited as Security Trustee on Behalf of the Secured Parties
2020-08-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-01-06
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accounts · AA01
2019-10-14
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WILSON, Karen appointed
director
2019-10-02
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GRIPENSTEDT, Ulla-Britt, Dr resigned
director
2019-10-02
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PALME, Claes Gunnar Mathias resigned
director
2019-10-02
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THURESSON, Tomas Richard Folke resigned
director
2019-10-02
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Esf Loans Limited
2019-05-13
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O'NEIL, Kathryn Sarah resigned
director
2019-03-23
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HALL, Gordon resigned
director
2018-12-03
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LAWRENCE, James Leslie appointed
director
2017-12-15
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PALME, Claes Gunnar Mathias appointed
director
2017-12-15
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THURESSON, Tomas Richard Folke appointed
director
2017-12-14
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ERICSON KOPPER, Lars Ake resigned
director
2017-05-22
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O'NEIL, Kathryn Sarah appointed
director
2017-02-28
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SINGH, Tom resigned
director
2017-01-09
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CURTIS, Timothy John Morant appointed
director
2016-10-31
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GEIJER, Sten Bengt Gustaf Reinhold resigned
director
2015-10-22
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PLANT, Sarah Jean Louise resigned
director
2015-01-09
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GRIPENSTEDT, Carl resigned
director
2014-01-01
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SINGH, Tom appointed
director
2011-11-01
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GEIJER, Sten Bengt Gustaf Reinhold appointed
director
2011-08-18
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PHILLIPS, John resigned
secretary
2011-08-18
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PHILLIPS, John resigned
director
2011-06-30
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MURRAY, Andrew resigned
director
2011-03-18
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PLANT, Sarah Jean Louise appointed
director
2010-12-16
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Charge satisfied #5
2010-08-01
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PHILLIPS, John appointed
secretary
2010-08-01
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PHILLIPS, John appointed
director
2010-02-01
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PHILLIPS, John resigned
secretary
2010-02-01
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MURRAY, Andrew appointed
director
2010-02-01
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PHILLIPS, John resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Lifestyle Fitness Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lifestyle Fitness Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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COMPETITION LINE (U.K.) LIMITED

This company · 01635867

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Lifestyle Fitness Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	02/10/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Bystad Holdings Abceased 02/10/2019· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1982-05-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Competition Line (Uk) Ltd

91 Eastmount Road

Darlington

County Durham

DL1 1LA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-01

Last: 2026-05-18

Officers (3 active · 20 resigned)

CURTIS, Timothy John Morant→

director · ~65y · appointed 2017-01-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAWRENCE, James Leslie→

director · ~33y · appointed 2018-12-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILSON, Karen→

director · ~53y · appointed 2019-10-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PHILLIPS, John→

secretary · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2011-08-18

Resigned

PHILLIPS, John→

secretary · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2010-02-01

Resigned

GOODWILLE LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · resigned 2008-12-31

Resigned

ERICSON KOPPER, Lars Ake→

director · ~60y · appointed 2009-12-01 · resigned 2017-12-14

Resigned

GEIJER, Sten Bengt Gustaf Reinhold→

director · ~72y · appointed 2011-11-01 · resigned 2016-10-31

Resigned

GRIPENSTEDT, Carl→

director · ~71y · resigned 2015-01-09

Resigned

GRIPENSTEDT, Ulla-Britt, Dr→

director · ~64y · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2019-10-02

Resigned

GRUNDBERG, Anders Olof Victor→

director · ~84y · resigned 1995-10-05

Resigned

HALL, Gordon→

director · ~66y · appointed 2002-08-07 · resigned 2019-03-23

Resigned

KULLBERG, Bengt Evert Christer→

director · ~84y · appointed 2005-06-08 · resigned 2009-07-16

Resigned

LIND, Bo Erik→

director · ~74y · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2008-12-31

Resigned

MURRAY, Andrew→

director · ~51y · appointed 2010-02-01 · resigned 2011-06-30

Resigned

NORDSTORM, Bo Roland→

director · ~100y · resigned 2002-08-07

Resigned

O'NEIL, Kathryn Sarah→

director · ~42y · appointed 2017-05-22 · resigned 2019-05-13

Resigned

PALME, Claes Gunnar Mathias→

director · ~72y · appointed 2017-12-15 · resigned 2019-10-02

Resigned

PHILLIPS, John→

director · ~64y · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2011-08-18

Resigned

PHILLIPS, John→

director · ~64y · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2010-02-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Tc Loans (Cbils) as Security Trustee on Behalf of the Secured Parties Tc Loans (Cbils) Limited as Security Trustee on Behalf of the Secured Parties	A registered charge	—	02/10/2020	04/11/2022
satisfied	Esf Loans Esf Loans Limited	A registered charge	—	02/10/2019	04/11/2022
satisfied	Swedbank Ab (Publ)	Debenture	1 property	27/04/2007	16/12/2010
satisfied	Svenska Handelsbanken	Floating charge	1 property	15/04/1991	26/06/2007
satisfied	Fennoscandia Bank Fennoscandia Bank Limited	Debenture	1 property	15/11/1989	19/04/1991
satisfied	Arbuthnot Latham Bank Arbuthnot Latham Bank Limited	Debenture	1 property	25/11/1985	19/04/1991
satisfied	Arbuthnot Latham Bank Arbuthnot Latham Bank Limited	Debenture	1 property	26/08/1983	19/04/1991

Recent filings (189 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-30

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2023-02-14

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-01-23

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2022-11-04

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2022-11-04

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2022-10-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2022-02-04