GALAXY LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08016307 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-02
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2026-04-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-16
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-12-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-12-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-11-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-10-27
    ➖
    STEPHENS, Donna Ashley resigned
    director
  9. 2025-06-25
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2025-06-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2024-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-05-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-11-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-04-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GALAXY LEISURE LIMITED
  20. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    GUARINO, Maria appointed
    secretary
  21. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    GUARINO, Eraldo appointed
    director
  22. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    GUARINO, Maria appointed
    director
  23. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Derek Martin appointed
    director
  24. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  25. 2012-04-02
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  26. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Donna Ashley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Maria Guarino
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/10/2025
Mr Derek Martin Stephens
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/10/2025
Mr Eraldo Guarino
Individual · Italian · DOB 08/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

1 Cottage Farm Way
Speen
Princes Risborough
HP27 0RQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

GUARINO, Maria→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUARINO, Eraldo→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUARINO, Maria→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEPHENS, Derek Martin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2012-04-02 · resigned 2012-04-02
Resigned
STEPHENS, Donna Ashley→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-04-02 · resigned 2025-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28