CROSSFIT HULL LTD

💤Zombieactive
08682934 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-09
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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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: active trading company 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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.

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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200200

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-04-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-30
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  9. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  13. 2019-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-04-01
    ➖
    CHEESMAN, Laura resigned
    director
  18. 2019-04-01
    ➖
    CHEESMAN, Liam Peter resigned
    director
  19. 2019-04-01
    ➖
    STUBBINS, Laura Jane resigned
    director
  20. 2017-03-05
    ➕
    STUBBINS, Peter Christopher appointed
    director
  21. 2017-03-05
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    CHEESMAN, Laura appointed
    director
  22. 2017-03-05
    ➕
    CHEESMAN, Liam Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2017-03-05
    ➖
    SHARPE, Samuel resigned
    director
  24. 2017-03-05
    ➖
    SIZER, Paul Richard resigned
    director
  25. 2017-03-05
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    SIZER, Stephen James resigned
    director
  26. 2017-03-05
    ➕
    STUBBINS, Laura Jane appointed
    director
  27. 2013-09-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CROSSFIT HULL LTD
  28. 2013-09-09
    ➕
    SHARPE, Samuel appointed
    director
  29. 2013-09-09
    ➕
    SIZER, Paul Richard appointed
    director
  30. 2013-09-09
    ➕
    SIZER, Stephen James 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Christopher Stubbins
Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
——sig. influencesignificant influence05/04/2022
Mr Peter Christopher Stubbins
Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2022
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Liam Peter Cheesmanceased 01/04/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Stephen James Sizerceased 05/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr Paul Richard Sizerceased 05/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr Samuel Sharpeceased 05/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2013-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

5a Bergen Way
Hull
HU7 0YQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

STUBBINS, Peter Christopher→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHEESMAN, Laura→
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-03-05 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned
CHEESMAN, Liam Peter→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-03-05 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned
SHARPE, Samuel→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-09-09 · resigned 2017-03-05
Resigned
SIZER, Paul Richard→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-09-09 · resigned 2017-03-05
Resigned
SIZER, Stephen James→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-09-09 · resigned 2017-03-05
Resigned
STUBBINS, Laura Jane→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-03-05 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-16
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-03-30