APEX HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRE LTD

🌳Matureactive

04301074 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-09

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Fitness facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

84 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	-200	-200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-01-03
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-30
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gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
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accounts · AA
2024-05-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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gazette · DISS40
2023-09-26
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
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gazette · DISS40
2021-10-16
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dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-10-05
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officers · AP01
2021-10-05
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gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-01
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HODGSON, Sophie Alexandra appointed
director
2020-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-25
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MCGUIRE, Daniel Francis resigned
director
2012-10-22
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GRUNDY, Adrienne resigned
director
2012-10-22
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MCGUIRE, Daniel Francis appointed
director
2010-10-10
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HODGSON, Debra appointed
director
2009-03-07
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HODGSON, Debra appointed
secretary
2009-03-07
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WINSTANLEY, Eileen Veronica resigned
secretary
2009-03-07
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GRUNDY, Adrienne appointed
director
2009-03-07
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HURST, Eric Charles resigned
director
2009-03-07
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WINSTANLEY, Eileen Veronica resigned
director
2002-10-31
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WINSTANLEY, Andrew Peter resigned
director
2001-10-09
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Company incorporated
As APEX HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRE LTD
2001-10-09
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MARTIN, Philip John appointed
secretary
2001-10-09
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MARTIN, Philip John resigned
secretary
2001-10-09
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WINSTANLEY, Eileen Veronica appointed
secretary
2001-10-09
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HURST, Eric Charles appointed
director
2001-10-09
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WINSTANLEY, Andrew Peter appointed
director
2001-10-09
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WINSTANLEY, Eileen Veronica appointed
director
2001-10-09
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ACTIF MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2001-10-09
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ACTIF MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Sophie Hodgson Individual · British · DOB 07/2020 · age 6	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest	22/10/2021
Mrs Debra Hodgson Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Daniel Francis Mcguireceased 29/03/2019· 50-75% shares

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

Incorporated2001-10-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Apex Health & Fitness Centre Lowe Mill Lane

Hindley

Wigan

Lancashire

WN2 3AF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-23

Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

HODGSON, Debra→

secretary · appointed 2009-03-07

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Active

HODGSON, Debra→

director · ~52y · appointed 2010-10-10

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Active

HODGSON, Sophie Alexandra→

director · ~26y · appointed 2021-10-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MARTIN, Philip John→

secretary · appointed 2001-10-09 · resigned 2001-10-09

Resigned

WINSTANLEY, Eileen Veronica→

secretary · appointed 2001-10-09 · resigned 2009-03-07

Resigned

GRUNDY, Adrienne→

director · ~42y · appointed 2009-03-07 · resigned 2012-10-22

Resigned

HURST, Eric Charles→

director · ~63y · appointed 2001-10-09 · resigned 2009-03-07

Resigned

MCGUIRE, Daniel Francis→

director · ~43y · appointed 2012-10-22 · resigned 2019-04-25

Resigned

WINSTANLEY, Andrew Peter→

director · ~65y · appointed 2001-10-09 · resigned 2002-10-31

Resigned

WINSTANLEY, Eileen Veronica→

director · ~65y · appointed 2001-10-09 · resigned 2009-03-07

Resigned

ACTIF MANAGEMENT LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2001-10-09 · resigned 2001-10-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-01-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-31

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-12-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-25

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-05-12

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-05-12

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-30

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-11-29

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-11-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-29

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-09-27

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-09-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-09