AZ FITNESS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12719303 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-04
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
£5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,101
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.1k |
| Current assets | £12.7k |
| Net assets | £5.1k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01➕EDMONDSON, Harry Philip appointeddirector
- 2024-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-01➕EDMONDSON, Zoe appointeddirector
- 2020-11-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-08-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-07-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AZ FITNESS LIMITED
- 2020-07-04➕EDMONDSON, Darren appointeddirector
- 2020-07-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Darren Edmondson Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/07/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Zoe Edmondsonceased 01/04/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities
Registered office
Unit 1 Ripon Hall Farm Catterall Lane
Catterall
Preston
PR3 0PA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
EDMONDSON, Darren→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-07-04
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EDMONDSON, Harry Philip→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2025-04-01
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EDMONDSON, Zoe→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-04-01
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Recent filings (19 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03