LANGLANDS HEALTH AND FITNESS LIMITED

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SC438283 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-7.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,233
Cash YoY
+91%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 91% YoY
Net Worth
-£7k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£9k-£6k-£2k£1k£5k£9kDec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-7.2k£-7.3k£7.0k
Current assets£7.0k£5.5k£8.5k
Cash£5.6k£3.0k£7.9k
Debtors£1.4k£2.5k£628
Net assets£-7.2k£-9.2k£6.7k

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.

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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 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-11
    ➖
    WHITELAW WELLS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2025-03-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-10-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-09-01
    ➖
    LANGLANDS, Gemma Jane resigned
    director
  17. 2022-09-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2022-09-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2012-12-06
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    Company incorporated
    As LANGLANDS HEALTH AND FITNESS LIMITED
  22. 2012-12-06
    ➕
    LANGLANDS, Alasdair Ronald Ross appointed
    director
  23. 2012-12-06
    ➕
    WHITELAW WELLS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2012-12-06
    ➕
    HEMMINGS, Stephen David appointed
    director
  25. 2012-12-06
    ➖
    HEMMINGS, Stephen David resigned
    director
  26. 2012-12-06
    ➕
    LANGLANDS, Gemma Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LANGLANDS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alasdair Ronald Ross Langlands
Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Gemma Jane Langlandsceased 01/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-12-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

42 The Village Archerfield
Direlton
East Lothian
EH39 5HT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LANGLANDS, Alasdair Ronald Ross→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITELAW WELLS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-12-06 · resigned 2025-03-11
Resigned
HEMMINGS, Stephen David→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-12-06 · resigned 2012-12-06
Resigned
LANGLANDS, Gemma Jane→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-12-06 · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23