UK MASSAGE CHAIRS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC401642 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-14
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 8.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£138.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 8.7y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 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
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £138,579

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£139k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£686
↑ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£28k£55k£83k£111k£139kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£140.2k£118.8k
Current assets£686£461
Net assets£138.6k£111.7k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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  2. 2025-12-18
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-14
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    DELANEY, Gordon resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2024-03-17
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  6. 2022-12-29
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  7. 2021-06-01
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  8. 2021-02-18
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  9. 2019-06-10
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  10. 2018-06-28
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  11. 2018-05-15
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  12. 2017-10-05
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2017-09-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  14. 2017-07-03
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-15
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  16. 2016-08-05
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  17. 2015-11-30
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  18. 2015-08-18
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  19. 2012-01-01
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    DIAMOND, Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-01
    ➕
    DELANEY, Gordon appointed
    director
  21. 2011-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As UK MASSAGE CHAIRS LTD
  22. 2011-06-14
    ➕
    GALLOWAY, Jamie Nisbet appointed
    director
  23. 2011-06-14
    ➕
    LINDSAY, Louise 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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Galloway
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting01/04/2017

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
Incorporated2011-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

2 Niven Road
Inverkeithing
Fife
KY11 1EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DIAMOND, Joseph→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-01-01
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Active
GALLOWAY, Jamie Nisbet→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-06-14
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Active
LINDSAY, Louise→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-06-14
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Active
DELANEY, Gordon→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2025-11-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—27/09/2017—
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Recent filings (38 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-10