AUSTRALIAN BODYCARE U.K. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02346382 · ltd · incorporated 1989-02-13
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£994.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 30.9y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
124 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £994,687
Net assets shrinking
Down £81,502 YoY
Cash YoY
+149%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↑ 149% YoY
Net Worth
£995k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£215k£430k£646k£861k£1.1mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Cash£5.0k£2.0k
Net assets£994.7k£1.08M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-05-17
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  5. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2024-01-24
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    Charge satisfied #3
  8. 2023-12-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2023-12-05
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Castlebridge Spv Limited
  10. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-03-15
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-03-15
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    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-03-15
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-03-15
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-03-08
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    GAMBRILL, Kevin Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2019-03-08
    ➕
    PEERLESS, Fiona Mcmillan appointed
    director
  21. 2019-03-08
    ➖
    LAMACRAFT, Margaret Joan resigned
    secretary
  22. 2019-03-08
    ➖
    LAMACRAFT, Kenneth John resigned
    director
  23. 2019-03-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
  24. 2018-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2015-04-18
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2002-06-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2002-06-24
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    JENSEN, Steen Agnus resigned
    secretary
  28. 2002-06-24
    ➕
    LAMACRAFT, Margaret Joan appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-06-24
    ➖
    BACON, Jeremy Francis Aldersey resigned
    director
  30. 2002-06-24
    ➖
    JENSEN, Alice Rostrup Forup resigned
    director
  31. 2002-06-24
    ➖
    JENSEN, Steen Agnus resigned
    director
  32. 2002-06-24
    ➕
    LAMACRAFT, Kenneth John appointed
    director
  33. 2002-06-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  34. 1995-10-09
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    BACON, Jeremy Francis Aldersey appointed
    director
  35. 1995-08-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 1989-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AUSTRALIAN BODYCARE U.K. LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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

Ken Lamacraft Marketing Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ken Lamacraft Marketing Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AUSTRALIAN BODYCARE U.K. LIMITED
This company · 02346382

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ken Lamacraft Marketing Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450

Registered office

Bodycare House
Danegate, Eridge Green
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN3 9JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

GAMBRILL, Kevin Michael→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEERLESS, Fiona Mcmillan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENSEN, Steen Agnus→
secretary · resigned 2002-06-24
Resigned
LAMACRAFT, Margaret Joan→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-24 · resigned 2019-03-08
Resigned
BACON, Jeremy Francis Aldersey→
director · ~68y · appointed 1995-10-09 · resigned 2002-06-24
Resigned
JENSEN, Alice Rostrup Forup→
director · ~81y · resigned 2002-06-24
Resigned
JENSEN, Steen Agnus→
director · ~82y · resigned 2002-06-24
Resigned
LAMACRAFT, Kenneth John→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-06-24 · resigned 2019-03-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—17/05/2024—
outstanding
Castlebridge Spv
Castlebridge Spv Limited
A registered charge—05/12/2023—
satisfied
Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending
Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
A registered charge3 properties08/03/201924/01/2024
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/06/200218/04/2015
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property10/08/199528/06/2002
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Recent filings (124 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-27