BODYCARE PERSONAL FITNESS CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05079159 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-19

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

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year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	11	1000

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-01-23
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2022-01-25
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2021-02-16
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2020-01-31
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2019-01-22
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2018-02-15
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2017-02-22
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accounts · AA
2016-03-21
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annual-return · AR01
2016-02-24
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accounts · AA
2015-03-27
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2015-02-23
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2014-03-27
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2009-02-01
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STOKES, Joanna Lucy appointed
director
2004-03-19
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Company incorporated
As BODYCARE PERSONAL FITNESS CLUB LIMITED
2004-03-19
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STOKES, Joanna Lucy appointed
secretary
2004-03-19
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SMITH, Nicola appointed
director
2004-03-19
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SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-19
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SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2004-03-19
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SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
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2004-03-19
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SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Nicola Smith Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	19/03/2017
Ms Joanna Lucy Stokes Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	19/03/2017

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

Incorporated2004-03-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Matrix House, 12-16 Lionel Road

Canvey Island

Essex

SS8 9DE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-02

Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

STOKES, Joanna Lucy→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-19

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Active

SMITH, Nicola→

director · ~55y · appointed 2004-03-19

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Active

STOKES, Joanna Lucy→

director · ~52y · appointed 2009-02-01

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Active

SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-19 · resigned 2004-03-19

Resigned

SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-19 · resigned 2004-03-19

Resigned

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