ACASTER FITNESS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13960971 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. 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 (79/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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

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2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-04-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-03-30
    ACASTER, Kayleigh resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-30
    ACASTER, Kayleigh appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-03-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACASTER FITNESS LTD
  11. 2022-03-07
    ACASTER, Ellis Craig appointed
    director
  12. 2022-03-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ACASTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-13

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kayleigh Acaster
Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38
2550%
25-50% shares30/03/2024
Mr Ellis Craig Acaster
Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/03/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Kayleigh Acasterceased 30/03/2024· 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
Incorporated2022-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

12 Catton Way
Brayton
Selby
YO8 9TG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ACASTER, Ellis Craig
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-03-07
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Active
ACASTER, Kayleigh
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-03-30 · resigned 2024-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-07