FANATIX GYMS (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
07852789 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-18
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,421

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 171% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↑ 5726% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£2k£5k£13k£20k£27k£34kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£2.3k£-1.3k
Current assets£34.5k£592
Net assets£1.4k£-2.0k

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
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2021-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-07-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-07-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-07-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-07-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-07-15
    LOVELADY, Ryan appointed
    director
  14. 2021-07-15
    CLARKE, Ronald resigned
    director
  15. 2020-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-08-02
    CLARKE, Derrick resigned
    director
  20. 2012-08-01
    CLARKE, Ronald appointed
    director
  21. 2011-11-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FANATIX GYMS (UK) LTD
  22. 2011-11-18
    CLARKE, Derrick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Ryan Lovelady
Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting15/07/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ronald Clarkeceased 15/07/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Derrick Clarkeceased 15/07/2021· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

1 Carr House Road
Halifax
HX3 7QY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LOVELADY, Ryan
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-07-15
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Active
CLARKE, Derrick
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-11-18 · resigned 2012-08-02
Resigned
CLARKE, Ronald
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-08-01 · resigned 2021-07-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-28