BODYWORLD (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11808752 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£-431.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £431,637

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£432k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£83k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£432k-£328k-£224k-£120k-£17k£87kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£-138.5k£-86.4k
Current assets£83.2k£87.0k
Net assets£-431.6k£-365.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-09-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2022-09-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BODYWORLD (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED
  14. 2019-02-06
    JAMES, Daryl Andrew appointed
    director
  15. 2019-02-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Hamilton Stone Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hamilton Stone Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BODYWORLD (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED
This company · 11808752

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
Hamilton Stone Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/02/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

3 Marco Polo House
Cook Way
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 6BJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JAMES, Daryl Andrew
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-02-06
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-29