BAY LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06337728 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-08-08

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 15.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.4y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 15.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

28 officers (7 active, 28 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

111 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-10
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-09-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-26
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-20
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-02-16
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-16
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2021-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
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officers · AP01
2021-10-01
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THORBURN, Paul Huw appointed
director
2021-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-09-17
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-09-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2020-07-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-09-27
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OSBORNE, Steven Kristian resigned
director
2018-12-31
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CLAYTON, Jane Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-12-31
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GRIFFITHS, David Gwynne resigned
director
2018-12-31
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WILLIAMS, Eleanor Mair resigned
director
2018-10-01
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EVANS, Mandy resigned
director
2017-05-04
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JONES, Andrew John resigned
director
2016-05-16
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JONES, Andrew John appointed
director
2016-05-16
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LEWIS, Andrea resigned
director
2013-11-19
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BRADLEY, Nicholas Stuart resigned
director
2013-11-19
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LEWIS, Andrea appointed
director
2013-06-19
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BAYLISS, John Charles, Councillor resigned
director
2013-06-19
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BRADLEY, Nicholas Stuart appointed
director
2013-06-19
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EVANS, Mandy appointed
director
2013-06-15
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LLOYD, Clive resigned
director
2012-06-18
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BAYLISS, John Charles, Councillor appointed
director
2012-06-18
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LLOYD, Clive appointed
director
2012-06-15
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EVANS, June resigned
director
2012-06-15
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LEWIS, Richard David, Councillor resigned
director
2011-12-15
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WILLIAMS, Michael Kenneth appointed
director
2011-06-20
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NEWMAN, Sian resigned
director
2011-04-18
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HAWKINS, Peter Norman appointed
director
2011-04-01
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DAVIES, Robert Geoffrey appointed
director
2011-03-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Trustees of the David Tannen Charitable Trust
2011-01-25
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WALTERS, Carl David resigned
director
2010-09-01
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BENNETT, Nicholas William resigned
director
2010-08-10
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CHARLES, Jeffrey Alan appointed
director
2010-08-10
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OSBORNE, Steven Kristian appointed
director
2010-08-09
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MORRIS, Andrew Timothy resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 72 events

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2007-08-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Suite 2d, Building 1, Eastern Business Park

St Mellons

Cardiff

CF3 5EA

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-14

Last: 2026-06-30