BODYTECH WARRINGTON LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11021064 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-19
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 7.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£12.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.1y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £12,450

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
↑ 335% YoY
Current Assets
£162k
↑ 169% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£32k£65k£97k£130k£162kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£26.8k£19.7k
Current assets£162.3k£60.3k
Net assets£12.4k£2.9k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-06-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-05-18
    ➕
    LONGSON, Edward appointed
    director
  13. 2020-05-18
    ➖
    MANN, Elliott resigned
    director
  14. 2019-10-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-10-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2019-03-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Apollo Business Finance Limited
  20. 2018-10-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2018-04-06
    ➕
    MANN, Elliott appointed
    director
  22. 2018-04-05
    ➖
    MELTON, Jamie resigned
    director
  23. 2017-10-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BODYTECH WARRINGTON LTD
  24. 2017-10-19
    ➕
    FRANKS, Ashley appointed
    director
  25. 2017-10-19
    ➕
    MELTON, Jamie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashley Franks
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/10/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jamie Meltonceased 05/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 1a Lilford Street
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 0LJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FRANKS, Ashley→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-10-19
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Active
LONGSON, Edward→
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-05-18
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Active
MANN, Elliott→
director · ~36y · appointed 2018-04-06 · resigned 2020-05-18
Resigned
MELTON, Jamie→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-10-19 · resigned 2018-04-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Apollo Business Finance
Apollo Business Finance Limited
A registered charge—28/03/2019—
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19