FITNESS TAKEAWAY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC393326 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£299.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £299,235
Net assets shrinking
Down £30,466 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£155k
Net Worth
£299k
↓ 9.2% YoY
Current Assets
£165k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £299.2k | £343.2k |
| Current assets | £164.9k | £145.8k |
| Cash | £155.0k | — |
| Debtors | £9.6k | — |
| Net assets | £299.2k | £329.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-11➖FLEMING, John resigneddirector
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-26➕FERGUSON, Laura appointeddirector
- 2023-04-26➕FERGUSON, Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs FITNESS TAKEAWAY LIMITED
- 2011-02-10➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-02-10➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-02-10➕FLEMING, John appointeddirector
- 2011-02-10➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2011-02-10➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Laura Ferguson Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 03/11/2016 |
Gwendolyne Fleming Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- John Flemingceased 11/08/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77210 — Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods
Registered office
5 Victoria Place
Airdrie
Lanarkshire
ML6 9BU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
FERGUSON, Laura→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FERGUSON, Paul→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-02-10 · resigned 2011-02-10
FLEMING, John→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2011-02-10 · resigned 2024-08-11
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2011-02-10 · resigned 2011-02-10
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-05-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-03