5 STAR FITNESS (WETHERBY) LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -68% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k | £-5.7k |
| Current assets | £13.3k | £49.7k |
| Cash | £8.5k | £26.8k |
| Debtors | £4.8k | £22.8k |
| Net assets | £1.1k | £-5.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-01-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-16➕MILNE, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Allica Bank Limited
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-09-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-08-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-01-28➖KITSON, Linden resigneddirector
- 2011-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 5 STAR FITNESS (WETHERBY) LIMITED
- 2011-12-21➕FIELD, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2011-12-21➕KITSON, Linden appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kenneth Milne Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/12/2025 |
Mr Jamie Field Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/12/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- 5 Star Group (Uk) Limitedceased 01/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest
- Mr Jamie Fieldsceased 22/12/2016· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/03/2022 | — |