ADVANCE GYM LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12101536 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-13
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-08-22✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2019-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCE GYM LTD
- 2019-07-13➕STOWELL, Adam appointeddirector
- 2019-07-13➕STOWELL, Andrew Marc appointeddirector
- 2019-07-13➕STOWELL, Peter Henry Salvatore appointeddirector
- 2019-07-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Adam Stowell Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/07/2019 |
Andrew Marc Stowell Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/07/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BASINGSTOKE & DEANE COMMUNITY LEISURE TRUST→ 05485349 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE CANOE CLUB→ 08257472 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BASINGSTOKE AND DISTRICT SPORTS TRUST LIMITED (THE)→ 00980152 · est 1970 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 55y | — | — |
| BASINGSTOKE BOXING CLASSES LTD→ 16221476 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BASINGSTOKE ENTERTAINMENT LTD→ 16633851 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BASINGSTOKE GYMNASTIC CLUB→ 02866118 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| BASINGSTOKE HEMA LIMITED→ 12816586 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BASINGSTOKE RFC TRADING LIMITED→ 10120317 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BASINGSTOKE SPORTS CLUB LIMITED→ 11506491 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BASINGSTOKE TOWN LIMITED→ 04259233 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| BASKETBALL4ALL→ 06973663 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities
Registered office
56a Grove Road
Sonning Common
Reading
Berkshire
RG4 9RL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
STOWELL, Adam→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-07-13
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STOWELL, Andrew Marc→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-07-13
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STOWELL, Peter Henry Salvatore→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2019-07-13
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-08-22
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2019-08-22