4FITT LTD

🌳Matureactive
09005541 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-22
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £2
Net assets shrinking
Down £171 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
↓ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£9kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£2£17.2k
Current assets£7.7k£9.4k
Net assets£2£173

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-07-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-07-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-07-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-07-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-07-02
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, James Patrick appointed
    director
  15. 2021-07-02
    ➖
    ECKERSLEY, Callum resigned
    director
  16. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-07-09
    ➖
    ADELBURGH, Haydn Charles resigned
    director
  21. 2015-04-05
    ➖
    HALL, Joseph Peter resigned
    director
  22. 2015-01-20
    ➖
    LAKIN, Matthew Anthony resigned
    director
  23. 2014-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 4FITT LTD
  24. 2014-04-22
    ➕
    SMITH, Mark Arthur Joseph appointed
    director
  25. 2014-04-22
    ➕
    ADELBURGH, Haydn Charles appointed
    director
  26. 2014-04-22
    ➕
    ECKERSLEY, Callum appointed
    director
  27. 2014-04-22
    ➕
    HALL, Joseph Peter appointed
    director
  28. 2014-04-22
    ➕
    LAKIN, Matthew Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
Mr James Patrick Cunningham
Individual · British · DOB 09/1993 · age 33
25–50%
—25-50% shares02/07/2021
Mr Mark Arthur Joseph Smith
Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Callum Eckersleyceased 02/07/2021· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2014-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

4fitt Hq Water Street
Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Staffordshire
ST5 1HN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CUNNINGHAM, James Patrick→
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Mark Arthur Joseph→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADELBURGH, Haydn Charles→
director · ~34y · appointed 2014-04-22 · resigned 2018-07-09
Resigned
ECKERSLEY, Callum→
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-04-22 · resigned 2021-07-02
Resigned
HALL, Joseph Peter→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-04-22 · resigned 2015-04-05
Resigned
LAKIN, Matthew Anthony→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-04-22 · resigned 2015-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-05