G.M. LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03453847 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-22
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.0y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
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£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2026-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-02-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-02-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2019-12-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-12-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-12-01
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    DONALDSON, Holly Mcbride appointed
    director
  19. 2016-12-01
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    MOYSE, Jennie appointed
    director
  20. 2016-12-01
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    WATSON, Dorothy resigned
    secretary
  21. 2016-12-01
    ➖
    DE LUEN, Debra Marie resigned
    director
  22. 2006-01-18
    ➖
    BURN, Angela June resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-01-18
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    WATSON, Dorothy appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-01-18
    ➖
    BURN, Angela June resigned
    director
  25. 2003-03-01
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    BURN, Angela June appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-03-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Michelle resigned
    secretary
  27. 2003-03-01
    ➕
    BURN, Angela June appointed
    director
  28. 2003-03-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Michelle resigned
    director
  29. 2002-03-05
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    SMITH, Michelle appointed
    director
  30. 2001-07-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 2000-07-03
    ➖
    ROWAN, George resigned
    secretary
  32. 2000-05-30
    ➕
    SMITH, Michelle appointed
    secretary
  33. 2000-05-30
    ➕
    DE LUEN, Debra Marie appointed
    director
  34. 2000-05-30
    ➖
    HOGG, Mervyn resigned
    director
  35. 2000-05-30
    ➖
    ROWAN, George resigned
    director
  36. 1997-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As G.M. LEISURE LIMITED
  37. 1997-10-22
    ➕
    ROWAN, George appointed
    secretary
  38. 1997-10-22
    ➕
    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1997-10-22
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    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1997-10-22
    ➕
    HOGG, Mervyn appointed
    director
  41. 1997-10-22
    ➕
    ROWAN, George appointed
    director
  42. 1997-10-22
    ➕
    JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 1997-10-22
    ➖
    JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Holly Mcbride Donaldson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/12/2019
Ms Jennie Rose Moyse
Individual · British · DOB 06/1993 · age 33
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Debra Marie De Luenceased 01/12/2019· 75-100% shares

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

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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
Incorporated1997-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

60 Sea Road
Fulwell
Sunderland
Tyne And Wear
SR6 9DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

DONALDSON, Holly Mcbride→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOYSE, Jennie→
director · ~33y · appointed 2016-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURN, Angela June→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-01 · resigned 2006-01-18
Resigned
ROWAN, George→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-22 · resigned 2000-07-03
Resigned
SMITH, Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-30 · resigned 2003-03-01
Resigned
WATSON, Dorothy→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-18 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-22 · resigned 1997-10-22
Resigned
BURN, Angela June→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-03-01 · resigned 2006-01-18
Resigned
DE LUEN, Debra Marie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2000-05-30 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned
HOGG, Mervyn→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-10-22 · resigned 2000-05-30
Resigned
ROWAN, George→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-10-22 · resigned 2000-05-30
Resigned
SMITH, Michelle→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-03-05 · resigned 2003-03-01
Resigned
JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-10-22 · resigned 1997-10-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property17/07/2001—
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Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07