CLUB KINGSWOOD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05513833 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-20

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 19.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Fitness facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, 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

4 live charges · oldest 19.9y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 19.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	5	500

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 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-06-17
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accounts · AA
2025-06-24
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accounts · AA
2025-01-09
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officers · CH01
2025-01-08
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officers · CH01
2025-01-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-08
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address · AD01
2024-05-24
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accounts · AA
2024-04-30
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mortgage · MR04
2024-04-30
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mortgage · MR04
2024-04-30
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mortgage · MR04
2024-04-30
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mortgage · MR04
2024-04-30
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-04-30
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-04-30
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-04-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-03-24
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accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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accounts · AA
2021-06-02
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2020-06-12
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accounts · AA01
2019-10-28
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accounts · AA
2018-10-25
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accounts · AA
2018-04-01
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GUPPY, Emily Jade appointed
director
2009-08-18
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2008-03-26
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2007-05-11
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2006-08-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2005-07-20
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Company incorporated
As CLUB KINGSWOOD LIMITED
2005-07-20
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GUPPY, Toril appointed
secretary
2005-07-20
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GUPPY, Alister James appointed
director
2005-07-20
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-07-20
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
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2005-07-20
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-07-20
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
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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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alister James Guppy Individual · British · DOB 04/1953 · age 73	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	20/07/2016

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

Incorporated2005-07-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Club Kingswood

Clayhill Lane

Basildon

Essex

SS16 5JP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-03

Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GUPPY, Toril→

secretary · appointed 2005-07-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GUPPY, Alister James→

director · ~73y · appointed 2005-07-20

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Active

GUPPY, Emily Jade→

director · ~38y · appointed 2018-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-20 · resigned 2005-07-20

Resigned

KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-07-20 · resigned 2005-07-20

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	18/08/2009	30/04/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	26/03/2008	30/04/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	11/05/2007	30/04/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	An omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement	1 property	16/08/2006	30/04/2024

Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-06-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-08

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-01-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-01-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-24

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-04-30

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-04-30

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-04-30

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-24