CROSSFIT IRON FORT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09593783 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-2.9k
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,917
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,924 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 390% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k-£538£2k£4k£7k£9kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£6.9k£10.8k
Current assets£6.1k£9.0k
Net assets£-2.9k£1.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-08-05
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2021-08-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-09-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-09-07
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    MALLINSON, Michael resigned
    director
  14. 2020-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2018-08-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2018-08-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2017-08-24
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    MALLINSON, Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2017-08-24
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    SENIOR, Joel resigned
    director
  21. 2016-04-05
    ➖
    MAHER, Natalie resigned
    director
  22. 2016-04-05
    ➖
    TRAINER, Gemma resigned
    director
  23. 2015-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CROSSFIT IRON FORT LIMITED
  24. 2015-05-15
    ➕
    TRAINER, Lee Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2015-05-15
    ➕
    MAHER, Natalie appointed
    director
  26. 2015-05-15
    ➕
    SENIOR, Joel appointed
    director
  27. 2015-05-15
    ➕
    TRAINER, Gemma 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

50/100
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.
  • 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 Michael Mallinson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/08/2017
Mr Lee Paul Trainer
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Joel David Seniorceased 24/08/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Bottoms Mill Woodhead Road
Holme
Holmfirth
HD9 2PU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

TRAINER, Lee Paul→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAHER, Natalie→
director · ~37y · appointed 2015-05-15 · resigned 2016-04-05
Resigned
MALLINSON, Michael→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-08-24 · resigned 2020-09-07
Resigned
SENIOR, Joel→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-05-15 · resigned 2017-08-24
Resigned
TRAINER, Gemma→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-05-15 · resigned 2016-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-10