A1 FITNESS STUDIOS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07097605 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-08
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Physical well-being activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,744
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,492 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
↓ 69% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 91% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.8k | £26.4k |
| Current assets | £1.5k | £17.3k |
| Net assets | £7.7k | £25.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-01-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-01-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-01-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2009-12-16➕ASPINALL, Angela appointeddirector
- 2009-12-16➖JOHN, Ceri Richard resigneddirector
- 2009-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 FITNESS STUDIOS LIMITED
- 2009-12-08➕JOHN, Ceri Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Angela Aspinall Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96040 — Physical well-being activities
Registered office
Honeysuckle House Croston Lane
Charnock Richard
Chorley
PR7 5HJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
ASPINALL, Angela→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHN, Ceri Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2009-12-08 · resigned 2009-12-16
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-02-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30