PIPOCA FITNESS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC653103 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£31.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.9y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £31,533
Net assets shrinking
Down £148,012 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£32k
↓ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £406.2k | £408.1k |
| Current assets | £53.1k | £38.7k |
| Net assets | £31.5k | £179.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30➕CONTI, Rory Louis appointeddirector
- 2025-07-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-28📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2021-05-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-09-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-20➕D'ELIA, Luciana Silva appointedsecretary
- 2020-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs PIPOCA FITNESS LTD
- 2020-01-30➕MACKAY, Donald appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Donald Mackay Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 25–50% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/01/2020 |
Ms Luciana Silva D'Elia Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/05/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Luciana Silva D'Eliaceased 28/02/2020· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities
Registered office
18 Stafford Street
Tain
Ross-Shire
IV19 1AZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
D'ELIA, Luciana Silva→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-02-20
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CONTI, Rory Louis→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2025-07-30
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MACKAY, Donald→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-01-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 14/06/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-24