AL'S FITNESS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11309899 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-13
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-68.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -40% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £68,780
Cash YoY
-40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 40% YoY
Net Worth
-£69k
↓ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£69k-£55k-£40k-£26k-£12k£2kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-68.8k£-63.9k
Cash£1.4k£2.3k
Net assets£-68.8k£-63.9k

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

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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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-13
    DAVIES, Rachel Estelle resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-07-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-03-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AL'S FITNESS LIMITED
  13. 2018-04-13
    DAVIES, Aled appointed
    director
  14. 2018-04-13
    DAVIES, Rachel Estelle appointed
    director
  15. 2018-04-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aled Davies
Individual · Welsh · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
5075%
50-75% shares13/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Barn Lodge Pwll Trap
St. Clears
Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire
SA33 4AJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DAVIES, Aled
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-04-13
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Active
DAVIES, Rachel Estelle
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-04-13 · resigned 2026-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-28