AQUABELLE SWIM SCHOOL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10225437 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-10
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£15.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.4y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £15,780
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£16k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £451.1k | £392.2k |
| Current assets | £72.6k | £54.4k |
| Net assets | £15.8k | £15.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-09-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-01➕LAVERTY, Dawn Laura appointeddirector
- 2016-10-18➖FOUNTAIN, Kim resigneddirector
- 2016-06-10🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUABELLE SWIM SCHOOL LIMITED
- 2016-06-10➕LEON, Susan Anne appointedsecretary
- 2016-06-10➕CARNABY, Melanie Jane appointeddirector
- 2016-06-10➕FOUNTAIN, Kim appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Dawn Laura Laverty Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/09/2017 |
Mrs Melanie Jane Carnaby Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities
Registered office
248 London Road
Wickford
Essex
SS12 0JX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
CARNABY, Melanie Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-06-10
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LAVERTY, Dawn Laura→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-09-01
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FOUNTAIN, Kim→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-06-10 · resigned 2016-10-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/01/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15