BRADLEY ASSOCIATES LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04080596 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-29
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 12.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96040Physical well-being activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.4y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 2 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees7700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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  2. 2025-09-30
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  3. 2025-09-29
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  4. 2024-10-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-13
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  6. 2022-09-21
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  7. 2021-08-10
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  8. 2020-10-15
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  9. 2019-06-19
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  10. 2018-09-19
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  11. 2017-07-06
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-02
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  13. 2015-11-03
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  14. 2015-06-17
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-10-02
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  16. 2014-02-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  17. 2000-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BRADLEY ASSOCIATES LEISURE LIMITED
  18. 2000-09-29
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    BRADLEY, Patrick Gerard appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-09-29
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    BRADLEY, Patrick Gerard appointed
    director
  20. 2000-09-29
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    BRADLEY, Tracy appointed
    director
  21. 2000-09-29
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    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-09-29
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    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRADLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

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
Mr Patrick Gerard Bradley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Tracey Bradley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

92 Edenfield Road
Spotland Rochdale
Lancashire
OL11 5AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BRADLEY, Patrick Gerard→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-29
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Active
BRADLEY, Patrick Gerard→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-09-29
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Active
BRADLEY, Tracy→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-09-29
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Active
JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-29 · resigned 2000-09-29
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
A registered charge1 property12/02/2014—
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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-30