BLK BOX FITNESS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
NI611745 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£19.58M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47640SIC 47640
- 93130Fitness facilities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 9.4y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,066,875
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | £19.58M |
| Gross profit | £6.24M |
| Operating profit | £1.50M |
| Profit before tax | £1.07M |
| Average employees | 10400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-03-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-02-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-02-25🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-04➕MCLAUGHLIN, John appointeddirector
- 2025-07-31➖RICE, Bryan resigneddirector
- 2025-03-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-13➕ANDERSON, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2025-02-13➕MCDERMOTT, Keith Michael appointeddirector
- 2025-02-13➕STOCKS, Ben appointeddirector
- 2025-02-13➕RICE, Bryan appointeddirector
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-12-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: NI Growth Loan Fund Ii General Partner Limited in Its Capacity as General Partner for and on Behalf of NI Growth Loan Fund Ii LP (Trading as the Growth Loan Fund)
- 2022-10-21📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2022-10-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-10-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: NI Growth Loan Fund Ii General Partner Limited in Its Capacity as General Partner for and on Behalf of NI Growth Loan Fund Ii LP (Trading as the Growth Loan Fund)
- 2021-11-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-11-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2019-06-28➖JOHNSTON, Jonathan Michael resigneddirector
- 2018-08-15➕JOHNSTON, Jonathan Michael appointeddirector
- 2017-01-06➖MULLAN, Ciaran resigneddirector
- 2017-01-06➖MULLAN, Declan resigneddirector
- 2017-01-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2013-02-12➕MULLAN, Ciaran appointeddirector
- 2012-04-01➕BRADLEY, Gregory appointeddirector
- 2012-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BLK BOX FITNESS LIMITED
- 2012-03-15➕MULLAN, Declan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Blk Box Fitness Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Blk Box Fitness Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BLK BOX FITNESS LIMITED
This company · NI611745
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blk Box Fitness Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gregory Bradleyceased 15/03/2019· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-15
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
4 Cloughfern Avenue
Newtownabbey
BT37 0UB
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
ANDERSON, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-02-13
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BRADLEY, Gregory→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2012-04-01
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MCDERMOTT, Keith Michael→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-02-13
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MCLAUGHLIN, John→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-08-04
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Active
JOHNSTON, Jonathan Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-08-15 · resigned 2019-06-28
MULLAN, Ciaran→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2013-02-12 · resigned 2017-01-06
MULLAN, Declan→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2012-03-15 · resigned 2017-01-06
RICE, Bryan→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-02-13 · resigned 2025-07-31
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/02/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | NI Growth Loan Fund Ii General Partner in Its Capacity as General Partner for and on Behalf of NI Growth Loan Fund Ii LP (Trading as the Growth Loan Fund) NI Growth Loan Fund Ii General Partner Limited in Its Capacity as General Partner for and on Behalf of NI Growth Loan Fund Ii LP (Trading as the Growth Loan Fund) | A registered charge | — | 16/12/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | NI Growth Loan Fund Ii General Partner in Its Capacity as General Partner for and on Behalf of NI Growth Loan Fund Ii LP (Trading as the Growth Loan Fund) NI Growth Loan Fund Ii General Partner Limited in Its Capacity as General Partner for and on Behalf of NI Growth Loan Fund Ii LP (Trading as the Growth Loan Fund) | A registered charge | — | 18/10/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/11/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/01/2017 | 25/11/2021 |
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Recent filings (71 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23