WINANDER LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05955889 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-04

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 7.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.8y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 7.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (11 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-10-21
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-16
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PIKE, Andrew David appointed
director
2024-02-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-21
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COWHERD, Thomas Richard resigned
director
2024-01-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-20
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mortgage · MR01
2018-08-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
2017-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2017-07-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-07-20
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SIMON, Andrew James appointed
director
2016-09-27
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BROCKBANK, John appointed
director
2015-01-21
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SIMON, Andrew James appointed
secretary
2015-01-21
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WOOD, Keith Robert appointed
director
2015-01-21
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WILKINSON, Nigel resigned
secretary
2015-01-21
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BROCKBANK, Allan resigned
director
2013-05-20
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FALLOWFIELD, Ernest George appointed
director
2013-05-20
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ROTHWELL, Antony Jon appointed
director
2013-05-20
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THOMPSON, James Roy appointed
director
2013-05-20
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BROCKBANK, Allan appointed
director
2013-05-20
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COWHERD, Thomas Richard appointed
director
2007-07-29
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DENNISON, Raymond resigned
director
2006-10-04
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Company incorporated
As WINANDER LEISURE LIMITED
2006-10-04
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BEWLEY, William John appointed
director
2006-10-04
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MICKLETHWAITE, Leslie appointed
director
2006-10-04
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WILKINSON, Nigel appointed
director
2006-10-04
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WILKINSON, Nigel appointed
secretary
2006-10-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-10-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-10-04
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DENNISON, Raymond appointed
director
2006-10-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-10-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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.)

Group structure

Winander Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Winander Group Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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WINANDER LEISURE LIMITED

This company · 05955889

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Winander Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-10-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Winander House

Glebe Road

Bowness On Windermere

Cumbria

LA23 3HE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-18

Last: 2025-10-04