ST. MIRREN FITNESS CENTRE LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC293991 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-01
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
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 bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£7k£11k£14k£18kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-02-272024-02-27
Total assets—£12.3k
Current assets—£1.5k
Net assets—£17.9k
Average employees0—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-26
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  3. 2025-02-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-03-18
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-24
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2016-03-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-06-05
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    BROWN, Deborah resigned
    director
  17. 2006-01-14
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    BROWN, Deborah appointed
    director
  18. 2006-01-14
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    HENDERSON, Iain Andrew resigned
    director
  19. 2005-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ST. MIRREN FITNESS CENTRE LTD.
  20. 2005-12-01
    ➕
    BROWN, Stephen Ian appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-12-01
    ➕
    BROWN, Stephen Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2005-12-01
    ➕
    UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2005-12-01
    ➖
    UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2005-12-01
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Iain Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2005-12-01
    ➕
    UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2005-12-01
    ➖
    UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Ian Brown
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Studio 902a Abbey Mill Business Centre
12 Seedhill Road
Paisley
Strathclyde
PA1 1JS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last made up to: 2025-02-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BROWN, Stephen Ian→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-01
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Active
BROWN, Stephen Ian→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-12-01 · resigned 2005-12-01
Resigned
BROWN, Deborah→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-01-14 · resigned 2008-06-05
Resigned
HENDERSON, Iain Andrew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-12-01 · resigned 2006-01-14
Resigned
UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-12-01 · resigned 2005-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14