27 HYDRO FITNESS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15224629 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-20
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
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-4.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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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 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
10 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,516

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£5k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£-4.5k
Current assets£2.2k
Net assets£-4.5k

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

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1 signal 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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-12-12
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2023-10-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 27 HYDRO FITNESS LTD
  8. 2023-10-20
    COPPING, James Edward Christopher appointed
    director
  9. 2023-10-20
    COPPING, Oliver John Charles appointed
    director
  10. 2023-10-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Oliver John Charles Copping
Individual · British · DOB 02/2000 · age 26
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/10/2023
Mr James Edward Christopher Copping
Individual · British · DOB 10/1996 · age 30
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/10/2023

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
Incorporated2023-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

17 Napier Court, Gander Lane
Barlborough
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S43 4PZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

COPPING, James Edward Christopher
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-10-20
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Active
COPPING, Oliver John Charles
director · ~26y · appointed 2023-10-20
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-20