CYCLEWISE WHINLATTER LTD
🌳Matureactive
06114473 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.8 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, 1 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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 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 accountsCash
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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 | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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| Average employees | 2100 | 2100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2023-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-05-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-05-01➖MARTIN, Susan resignedsecretary
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2015-10-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2015-09-23➕MARTIN, Susan Mary appointeddirector
- 2015-09-23➕SCOTT, Amy Louise appointeddirector
- 2015-09-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2009-10-02➕SCOTT, Amy Louise appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-22➕MARTIN, Richard John D appointeddirector
- 2008-01-22➕SCOTT, Craig appointeddirector
- 2008-01-22➖MARTIN, Susan resigneddirector
- 2008-01-22➖SCOTT, Amy resigneddirector
- 2007-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs CYCLEWISE WHINLATTER LTD
- 2007-02-19➕MARTIN, Susan appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-19➕MARTIN, Susan appointeddirector
- 2007-02-19➕SCOTT, Amy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
Whinlatter Forest Park
Braithwaite
Keswick
Cumbria
CA12 5TW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
Active
MARTIN, Richard John D→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-01-22
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MARTIN, Susan Mary→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2015-09-23
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SCOTT, Amy Louise→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-09-23
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SCOTT, Craig→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-01-22
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MARTIN, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-19 · resigned 2022-05-01
MARTIN, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2007-02-19 · resigned 2008-01-22
SCOTT, Amy→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2007-02-19 · resigned 2008-01-22
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 28/10/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/09/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (83 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-08-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-23