BETTER BODY FACILITIES LIMITED

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09601555 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-05-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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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: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
34 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-01
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    SANDHU, Lucy Christina resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-03-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-03-01
    ➖
    COOPER, George Alexander resigned
    director
  9. 2023-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-13
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    CROW, Alison Jean appointed
    director
  12. 2021-07-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-07-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-07-05
    ➖
    WHARTON, Christopher Garry resigned
    director
  15. 2021-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-03-22
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-03-31
    ➖
    BIRCH, Joseph John resigned
    director
  22. 2015-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BETTER BODY FACILITIES LIMITED
  23. 2015-05-20
    ➕
    CROW, Alison Jean appointed
    secretary
  24. 2015-05-20
    ➕
    CROW, Jason appointed
    director
  25. 2015-05-20
    ➕
    BIRCH, Joseph John appointed
    director
  26. 2015-05-20
    ➕
    COOPER, George Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 2015-05-20
    ➕
    SANDHU, Lucy Christina appointed
    director
  28. 2015-05-20
    ➕
    WHARTON, Christopher Garry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Incorporated2015-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Unit 3, Sevenoaks Enterprise Centre
Bat & Ball Rd
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN14 5AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CROW, Alison Jean→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-20
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Active
CROW, Alison Jean→
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-07-13
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Active
CROW, Jason→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRCH, Joseph John→
director · ~39y · appointed 2015-05-20 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
COOPER, George Alexander→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-05-20 · resigned 2023-03-01
Resigned
SANDHU, Lucy Christina→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-05-20 · resigned 2026-05-01
Resigned
WHARTON, Christopher Garry→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-05-20 · resigned 2021-07-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-07