APTITUDE FITNESS AND WELLBEING LTD

💤Zombieactive
13103788 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-30
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93110Operation of sports facilities
  • 93130Fitness facilities
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 4 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-11-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-10-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2025-09-16
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  8. 2025-09-16
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  9. 2025-09-16
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  10. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APTITUDE FITNESS AND WELLBEING LTD
  14. 2020-12-30
    JOHNSEY, Amy appointed
    director
  15. 2020-12-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-12

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Amy Pope
Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/12/2020

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
Incorporated2020-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Larkrise Southam Lane
Southam
Cheltenham
GL52 3PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-12OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JOHNSEY, Amy
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-12-30
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Recent filings (17 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-09-16
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-09-16
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-06