HARROGATE SPORTS AND FITNESS CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03398968 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-07-04

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 28.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£1.11M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93120Activities of sport clubs
93130Fitness facilities
94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 28.0y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 28.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

19 officers (9 active, 19 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

114 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,112,864

Cash YoY

+1%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£621k

↑ 1.1% YoY

Net Worth

£1.1m

↑ 24% YoY

Current Assets

£646k

↑ 1.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£1.21M	£1.02M
Current assets	£645.9k	£636.8k
Cash	£621.0k	£614.2k
Debtors	£14.8k	£16.1k
Net assets	£1.11M	£899.7k

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-21
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GASTON, James Robert resigned
director
2025-09-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-08-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-28
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officers · AP01
2025-04-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
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MILLAR, Michael appointed
director
2025-03-08
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HORNE, Simon resigned
director
2024-04-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
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officers · AP01
2023-04-01
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HORNE, Simon appointed
director
2022-06-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-07
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-03-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-05
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officers · AP01
2022-03-01
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BEXON, Ian appointed
director
2022-03-01
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HARDING, Mark Andrew appointed
director
2022-03-01
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WATTS, Richard Lacy appointed
director
2022-03-01
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NORWOOD, Tony resigned
director
2021-03-12
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BUSH, Trevor Roy appointed
secretary
2021-03-12
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HARDING, Mark Andrew resigned
secretary
2021-03-09
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HARDING, Mark Andrew resigned
director
2021-03-09
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NORWOOD, Tony appointed
director
2020-09-15
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VINCENT, Stuart James appointed
director
2020-08-01
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BUSH, Trevor Roy appointed
director
2020-08-01
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HILL, Duncan William appointed
director
2020-03-30
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GASTON, James Robert appointed
director
2019-11-06
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MANCEY, Paul Charles appointed
director
2019-11-06
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ILLINGWORTH, Caroline Ann resigned
director
2015-09-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-03-31
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WOODHEAD, Martin Clive resigned
director
2005-06-05
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ELSWORTH, John Michael resigned
director
2005-05-04
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ILLINGWORTH, Caroline Ann appointed
director
2005-05-01
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WOODHEAD, Martin Clive appointed
director
1998-07-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1997-09-05
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HARDING, Mark Andrew appointed
director
1997-07-04
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Company incorporated
As HARROGATE SPORTS AND FITNESS CLUB LIMITED
1997-07-04
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HARDING, Mark Andrew appointed
secretary
1997-07-04
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BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-07-04
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BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-07-04
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ELSWORTH, John Michael appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1997-07-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Hsfc Hookstone Wood Road

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG2 8PN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-18

Last: 2026-07-04