ABSOLUTE FITNESS TRADING LTD

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12136112 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-02
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£3.2k
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
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,190
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,130 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£4.3k£10.6k
Current assets£24.8k£24.0k
Net assets£3.2k£6.3k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-28
    ECCLES, Kevin resigned
    director
  8. 2020-02-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-02-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE FITNESS TRADING LTD
  12. 2019-08-02
    ECCLES, Holly Charlotte appointed
    director
  13. 2019-08-02
    ECCLES, Kevin appointed
    director
  14. 2019-08-02
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    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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Holly Charlotte Eccles
Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40
75100%
25–50%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/08/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kevin Ecclesceased 28/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

23 Helpston Road Helpston Road
Ailsworth
Peterborough
PE5 7AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ECCLES, Holly Charlotte
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-08-02
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Active
ECCLES, Kevin
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-08-02 · resigned 2020-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-28