24 HOUR FITNESS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08170232 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-07
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees—500

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2024-08-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2024-08-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-08-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-08-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-08-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-08-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-08-15
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    HASIB, Afsaruddin Raja appointed
    director
  12. 2024-08-15
    ➖
    COOK, Catherine Rachel resigned
    director
  13. 2024-08-15
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    THOMPSON, Lesley Patricia resigned
    director
  14. 2024-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2024-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2024-07-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2024-07-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-05-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2023-05-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2023-01-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  23. 2023-01-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-06-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  26. 2018-08-07
    ➖
    AD FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2018-07-31
    ➖
    HALSALL, Steven Robert resigned
    director
  28. 2015-05-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 2015-05-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 2014-07-01
    ➕
    AD FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2014-07-01
    ➕
    COOK, Catherine Rachel appointed
    director
  32. 2014-07-01
    ➕
    HALSALL, Steven Robert appointed
    director
  33. 2013-09-01
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, Julian Stewart resigned
    director
  34. 2013-09-01
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Lesley Patricia appointed
    director
  35. 2012-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 HOUR FITNESS LIMITED
  36. 2012-08-07
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Julian Stewart appointed
    director
  37. 2012-08-07
    ➕
    SHAH, Ela appointed
    director
  38. 2012-08-07
    ➖
    SHAH, Ela resigned
    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.)

Group structure

Alfresco Active Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alfresco Active Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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24 HOUR FITNESS LIMITED
This company · 08170232

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alfresco Active Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/08/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Lesley Patricia Thompsonceased 15/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Catherine Rachel Cookceased 15/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Steven Robert Halsallceased 31/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Office 40 Anglesey Business Park
Anglesey Road
Burton-On-Trent
Staffordshire
DE14 3NT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

HASIB, Afsaruddin Raja→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AD FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2018-08-07
Resigned
COOK, Catherine Rachel→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2024-08-15
Resigned
HALSALL, Steven Robert→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Julian Stewart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-08-07 · resigned 2013-09-01
Resigned
SHAH, Ela→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-08-07 · resigned 2012-08-07
Resigned
THOMPSON, Lesley Patricia→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-09-01 · resigned 2024-08-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge2 properties13/05/201517/01/2023
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—01/05/201517/05/2023

Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-08-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-01