EUROPA LEISURE (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02092865 · ltd · incorporated 1987-01-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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 · 3 lenders · oldest 31.0y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
135 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees8001000

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-15
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  3. 2023-05-22
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  4. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2021-05-11
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  6. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-12-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2015-12-30
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    Charge satisfied #6
  14. 2015-11-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2015-10-27
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  16. 2015-10-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2010-04-08
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    CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2008-05-01
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    SHEA, Barry John appointed
    director
  20. 2003-07-08
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    Charge satisfied #5
  21. 2003-07-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  22. 2003-07-08
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    Charge satisfied #3
  23. 2003-07-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2003-07-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2002-12-03
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2002-08-31
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    PARTNER, Barry Robert resigned
    secretary
  27. 2002-08-31
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    PARTNER, Barry Robert resigned
    director
  28. 2002-08-13
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    GILBERT, Paul Robert appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-08-13
    ➕
    FITTON, Christopher Neil appointed
    director
  30. 2002-08-13
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    GILBERT, Paul Robert appointed
    director
  31. 1999-01-12
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  32. 1998-06-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  33. 1998-01-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  34. 1997-11-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  35. 1995-05-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  36. 1987-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As EUROPA LEISURE (UK) LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Robert Gilbert
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Raymond John Gilbert
Individual · British · DOB 04/1944 · age 82
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

St Marys House
Netherhampton
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2 8PU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)

GILBERT, Paul Robert→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-04-08
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Active
FITTON, Christopher Neil→
director · ~51y · appointed 2002-08-13
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Active
GILBERT, Paul Robert→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-08-13
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Active
GILBERT, Raymond John→
director · ~82y
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Active
SHEA, Barry John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-05-01
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Active
PARTNER, Barry Robert→
secretary · resigned 2002-08-31
Resigned
PARTNER, Barry Robert→
director · ~82y · resigned 2002-08-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/10/2015—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property03/12/200230/12/2015
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/01/199908/07/2003
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property17/06/199808/07/2003
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property21/01/199808/07/2003
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property25/11/199708/07/2003
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property29/05/199508/07/2003
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Recent filings (135 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-13