HARROGATE GYMNASTICS ACADEMY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09333195 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-28
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
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees242600

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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-01
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-01
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-08
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-19
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-11-01
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    BULLOCK, Gareth resigned
    director
  15. 2017-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-08-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2017-06-28
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    CAREY, Chloe Beth appointed
    director
  18. 2017-05-03
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    CAREY, Chloe Beth resigned
    director
  19. 2014-11-28
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    Company incorporated
    As HARROGATE GYMNASTICS ACADEMY LIMITED
  20. 2014-11-28
    ➕
    BULLOCK, Gareth appointed
    director
  21. 2014-11-28
    ➕
    CAREY, Chloe Beth 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 Gareth Bullock
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Chloe Beth Carey
Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Unit 7 Valley House
Hornbeam Park Hookstone Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 8QT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CAREY, Chloe Beth→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BULLOCK, Gareth→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-11-28 · resigned 2017-11-01
Resigned
CAREY, Chloe Beth→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-11-28 · resigned 2017-05-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-27