TOTAL PERFORMANCE FITNESS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC472377 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,042
Cash draining
Cash down 67% YoY
Cash YoY
-67%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£815
↓ 67% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 2.8% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£10.0k£9.8k
Current assets£1.5k£3.5k
Cash£815£2.5k
Debtors£734£1.0k
Net assets£10.0k£9.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-13
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-03-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-01-06
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    SHIELDS, Margaret resigned
    director
  11. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-03-17
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-03-10
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    SHIELDS, Colin appointed
    director
  16. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As TOTAL PERFORMANCE FITNESS LTD
  20. 2014-03-13
    ➕
    SHIELDS, Margaret appointed
    director

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

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 Colin Shields
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Margaret Shieldsceased 01/03/2023· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2014-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Limetree Garage
Glasgow Road
Hamilton
ML3 0RA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHIELDS, Colin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-03-10
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Active
SHIELDS, Margaret→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-03-13 · resigned 2023-01-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24