AR FITNESS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08637386 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-05
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£3.5k
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: asset-holding vehicle 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 12.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
53 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,511
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,111 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£12k£23k£35k£47k£59kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£150.7k£161.9k
Current assets£51.4k£58.6k
Net assets£3.5k£4.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-12-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-12-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-12-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-12-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-12-18
    SINGH, Manmeet appointed
    director
  16. 2020-12-18
    LAKHANI, Bimal Chandrakant resigned
    director
  17. 2020-12-18
    LAKHANI, Sonal Bharatkumar resigned
    director
  18. 2020-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-12-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-12-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2020-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-04-11
    DHALIWAL, Charnjit Singh resigned
    director
  24. 2019-04-11
    LAKHANI, Bimal Chandrakant appointed
    director
  25. 2019-04-11
    LAKHANI, Sonal Bharatkumar appointed
    director
  26. 2018-11-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2018-11-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 2014-04-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 2014-01-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 2013-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AR FITNESS LTD
  31. 2013-08-05
    DHALIWAL, Charnjit Singh 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 Manmeet Singh
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/12/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Sonal Bharatkumar Lakhaniceased 18/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Bimal Chandrakant Lakhaniceased 18/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Charnjit Singh Dhaliwalceased 11/04/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

18 Brainton Avenue
Feltham
TW14 0AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SINGH, Manmeet
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-12-18
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Active
DHALIWAL, Charnjit Singh
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-08-05 · resigned 2019-04-11
Resigned
LAKHANI, Bimal Chandrakant
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-04-11 · resigned 2020-12-18
Resigned
LAKHANI, Sonal Bharatkumar
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-04-11 · resigned 2020-12-18
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 charge1 property01/04/201419/11/2018
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/01/201419/11/2018

Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09