ABFABFIT CLUB (BISHOPS STORTFORD) LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
13539710 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 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
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees400400

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-16
    ➕
    ALDERSON, Mark Robert appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-16
    ➕
    MACNAB, Lucy Jaine appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-06-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-26
    ➖
    ALDERSON, Mark Robert resigned
    director
  9. 2024-01-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-01-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-09-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-07-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ABFABFIT CLUB (BISHOPS STORTFORD) LIMITED
  16. 2021-07-30
    ➕
    ALDERSON, Jaine Irene appointed
    director
  17. 2021-07-30
    ➕
    ALDERSON, Mark Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2021-07-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

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
Mrs Jaine Irene Alderson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/07/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Robert Aldersonceased 26/01/2024· 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
Incorporated2021-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

26 & 27 Raynham Road Industrial Estate
Raynham Road
Bishops Stortford
Herts
CM23 5PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ALDERSON, Jaine Irene→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALDERSON, Mark Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-06-16
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Active
MACNAB, Lucy Jaine→
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALDERSON, Mark Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-07-30 · resigned 2024-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-16