5 A DAY FITNESS LTD

🌳Matureactive

06684604 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-29

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£77.9k

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: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £77,949

Cash YoY

+9%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£80k

↑ 9.4% YoY

Net Worth

£78k

↑ 8.5% YoY

Current Assets

£87k

↑ 5.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£77.9k	£71.8k
Current assets	£86.9k	£82.4k
Cash	£80.5k	£73.5k
Debtors	£6.4k	£8.9k
Net assets	£77.9k	£71.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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 (21 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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2025-05-13
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2024-05-29
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accounts · AA
2023-05-24
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accounts · AA
2022-05-28
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accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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accounts · AA
2020-04-21
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accounts · AA
2019-05-21
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accounts · AA
2018-05-02
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accounts · AA
2017-09-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-09-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2017-09-14
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address · AD01
2016-12-23
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accounts · AA
2016-08-10
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incorporation · MA
2016-05-27
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capital · SH06
2016-03-30
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BARNES, Michael Fin resigned
director
2008-08-29
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Company incorporated
As 5 A DAY FITNESS LTD
2008-08-29
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CHAPPLE, Kerry Lee appointed
secretary
2008-08-29
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BORROW, Carly Shiela appointed
director
2008-08-29
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CHAPPLE, David Paul Jason appointed
director
2008-08-29
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BARNES, Michael Fin appointed
director

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Carly Shiela Borrow Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	03/03/2017

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

Incorporated2008-08-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

The Coach House

1 Howard Road

Reigate

Surrey

RH2 7JE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-12

Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CHAPPLE, Kerry Lee→

secretary · appointed 2008-08-29

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BORROW, Carly Shiela→

director · ~47y · appointed 2008-08-29

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CHAPPLE, David Paul Jason→

director · ~45y · appointed 2008-08-29

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Active

BARNES, Michael Fin→

director · ~47y · appointed 2008-08-29 · resigned 2016-03-30

Resigned

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