GAIN FORTH GYM LIMITED

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NI685333 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-27
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£0
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: high (80/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
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
£0
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£0
Net assets£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  2. 2026-04-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2026-03-20
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2025-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-06-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-06-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-05-13
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-10-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-08-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GAIN FORTH GYM LIMITED
  13. 2022-01-27
    CONLON, Brendan appointed
    director
  14. 2022-01-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-06

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brendan Conlon
Individual · Irish · DOB 07/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-27
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Unit 38 Argyle Business Centre
Belfast
BT13 2AU
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CONLON, Brendan
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-01-27
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Recent filings (15 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-04-16
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-27