ASPIRE GYMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08367095 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-21
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 13.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.03M
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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.1y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
48 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,026,738
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£401k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£254k£508k£762k£1.0m£1.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.13M£773.2k
Current assets£1.27M£725.3k
Cash£401.0k£387.0k
Debtors£632.4k£338.1k
Net assets£1.03M£675.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-09-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2025-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-13
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-11
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2020-11-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-11-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2020-11-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-11-27
    ➕
    WINSTANLEY, Craig appointed
    director
  20. 2013-12-04
    ➖
    WINSTANLEY, Brett Leonard resigned
    director
  21. 2013-06-11
    ➕
    GUY, Peter Jeffrey, Mr. appointed
    director
  22. 2013-05-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2013-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASPIRE GYMS LIMITED
  24. 2013-01-21
    ➕
    WINSTANLEY, Brett Leonard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

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

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Gymworks Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ASPIRE GYMS LIMITED
This company · 08367095

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gymworks Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting24/07/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr. Peter Guyceased 24/07/2017· significant influence
  • Mr. Craig Winstanleyceased 24/07/2017· significant influence

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
Incorporated2013-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Aviation House Euxton Lane
Euxton
Chorley
PR7 6TE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GUY, Peter Jeffrey, Mr.→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINSTANLEY, Craig→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINSTANLEY, Brett Leonard→
director · ~36y · appointed 2013-01-21 · resigned 2013-12-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property16/05/201303/09/2025

Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-13