BLUE SPA & LEISURE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04487557 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-16
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 8.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£134.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £134,205
Cash YoY
+5%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£462k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Net Worth
£134k
↑ 957% YoY
Current Assets
£932k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £294.5k | £296.6k |
| Current assets | £932.3k | £1.23M |
| Cash | £462.0k | £439.5k |
| Debtors | £219.3k | £573.5k |
| Net assets | £134.2k | £12.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-10-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited
- 2022-10-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-07📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-10-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-12-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2010-08-31➕WEBBER, Emma appointeddirector
- 2002-07-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUE SPA & LEISURE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 2002-07-16➕WEBBER, Emma appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-16➕SMITH, Jeremy appointeddirector
- 2002-07-16➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-07-16➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-07-16➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-07-16➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Emma Webber Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Jeremy Smith Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFEARD LTD→ 15956993 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALL DOGS HAVE DREAMS LTD→ 16425104 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLUM LIMITED→ 02617922 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
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| BIOHUMUS ORGANIC PRODUCTS & MACHINERY LTD→ 10387098 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760
Registered office
Unit 17 Industrial Quarter Bath Business Park
Foxcote Avenue
Bath
BA2 8SF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
SMITH, Jeremy→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2002-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WEBBER, Emma→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-08-31
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-16 · resigned 2002-07-16
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-16 · resigned 2002-07-16
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited | A registered charge | — | 21/10/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/12/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (82 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-07