EAST DURHAM HEALTH & FITNESS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

🌿Early-stageactive
14618436 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-01-26
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-09
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Jonathan appointed
    director
  3. 2026-03-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-11-20
    ➕
    LANG, Ian Robert appointed
    director
  5. 2025-11-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-01-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-01-25
    ➖
    COATES, Lauren resigned
    director
  10. 2024-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-03-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2024-03-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2023-02-10
    ➕
    HART, Steven Lee appointed
    director
  15. 2023-02-10
    ➕
    COATES, Lauren appointed
    director
  16. 2023-02-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-02-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-01-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EAST DURHAM HEALTH & FITNESS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  19. 2023-01-26
    ➕
    CONWAY, Lauren appointed
    director
  20. 2023-01-26
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Lee Hart
Individual · English · DOB 08/1985 · age 41
—25–50%25-50% voting04/03/2024
Mrs Lauren Conway
Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37
—25–50%25-50% voting26/01/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lauren Coatesceased 24/01/2025· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

East Durham Fitness Site 3 Unit 4
Cold Hesledon Industrial Estate
Seaham
Durham
SR7 8ST
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Jonathan→
director · ~33y · appointed 2026-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONWAY, Lauren→
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-01-26
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Active
HART, Steven Lee→
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-02-10
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Active
LANG, Ian Robert→
director · ~76y · appointed 2025-11-20
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Active
COATES, Lauren→
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-02-10 · resigned 2025-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-10