ARMY FIT LTD

💤Zombieactive
07345424 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-13
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£17.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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: 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,052
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,565 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£17k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£25k£31kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£18.9k£33.8k
Current assets£17.8k£30.7k
Net assets£17.1k£29.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2019-08-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-08-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-07-26
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    CLARK, Christopher resigned
    director
  18. 2019-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-02-18
    ➕
    KING, Steven Terence appointed
    director
  20. 2018-07-20
    ➖
    STORTON, Jonathan resigned
    director
  21. 2016-12-29
    ➕
    CLARK, Christopher appointed
    director
  22. 2016-12-01
    ➖
    ELSTER, Suzanne resigned
    director
  23. 2016-05-11
    ➕
    STORTON, Jonathan appointed
    director
  24. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    ELSTER, Suzanne appointed
    director
  25. 2011-08-13
    ➖
    WOJTAS, Neil Martin resigned
    director
  26. 2010-08-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARMY FIT LTD
  27. 2010-08-13
    ➕
    WOJTAS, Neil Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Terence King
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/07/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Christopher Clarkceased 26/07/2019· 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mr Jonathan Stortonceased 20/07/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2010-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

3 The Maisonette
3 Cunliffe Road
Ilkley
LS29 9DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

KING, Steven Terence→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Christopher→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-12-29 · resigned 2019-07-26
Resigned
ELSTER, Suzanne→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned
STORTON, Jonathan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-05-11 · resigned 2018-07-20
Resigned
WOJTAS, Neil Martin→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-08-13 · resigned 2011-08-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31