BMV HEALTH & FITNESS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08470601 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-03
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£3.4k
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 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 £3,390
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,963 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↑ 279% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£15k£23k£30k£38kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£4.1k£11.8k
Current assets£37.7k£9.9k
Net assets£3.4k£11.4k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-07-23
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  3. 2024-10-28
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  4. 2024-04-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2020-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2019-07-16
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  10. 2018-09-14
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  11. 2017-06-20
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-22
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-11-04
    FARROW, Joan Elizabeth resigned
    director
  17. 2013-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BMV HEALTH & FITNESS LTD
  18. 2013-04-03
    FARROW, James Frederick appointed
    director
  19. 2013-04-03
    FARROW, Joan Elizabeth 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

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Angela Farrow
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
2550%
25-50% shares03/04/2023
Mr James Farrow
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Blackmore Vale Filling Station
Sherborne Causeway
Shaftesbury
Dorset
SP7 9PX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FARROW, James Frederick
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-04-03
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Active
FARROW, Joan Elizabeth
director · ~96y · appointed 2013-04-03 · resigned 2013-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06