ABSTRACT BODYWORKS (UK) LTD

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08177675 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-13

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£-28.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Fitness facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

96040Physical well-being activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 2 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

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £27,974

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£28k

↓ 46% YoY

Current Assets

£8k

↓ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£-28.0k	£-19.2k
Current assets	£8.3k	£10.2k
Net assets	£-28.0k	£-19.2k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-11-17
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2023-05-23
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2022-05-23
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2021-05-14
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2020-04-29
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2019-05-07
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2018-05-22
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2017-05-31
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2016-08-19
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2016-02-05
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2012-08-13
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Company incorporated
As ABSTRACT BODYWORKS (UK) LTD
2012-08-13
➕
MCKINNON-LOWER, Patricia appointed
director
2012-08-13
➕
MCKINNON-LOWER, Stephen appointed
director

Owner dependency

86/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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
Mrs Patricia Mckinnon-Lower Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	15/08/2016
Mr Stephen Mckinnon-Lower Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	15/08/2016

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

Incorporated2012-08-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

11 Kings Road West

Newbury

Berkshire

RG14 5BY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-29

Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCKINNON-LOWER, Patricia→

director · ~71y · appointed 2012-08-13

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MCKINNON-LOWER, Stephen→

director · ~71y · appointed 2012-08-13

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