0045 DERBYFIT (LEASECO) LIMITED

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09039481 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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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: active trading company 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: 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: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
43 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.

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£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-12-05
    ➖
    ADEGOKE, Adedotun Ademola resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2024-03-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-28
    ➖
    PIPER, Thomas James resigned
    secretary
  10. 2022-07-28
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2021-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2019-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-01
    ➖
    OLSEN, Cameron John resigned
    secretary
  16. 2019-07-01
    ➕
    PIPER, Thomas James appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-07-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-07-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2019-06-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-04-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-03-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-03-14
    ➕
    DICK, Alastair Peter Orford appointed
    director
  23. 2019-03-14
    ➖
    STOCKTON, Rachel Isabel Lilian resigned
    director
  24. 2018-06-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-10-14
    ➕
    ADEGOKE, Adedotun Ademola appointed
    director
  26. 2016-10-14
    ➖
    BYERS, Karen resigned
    director
  27. 2016-10-14
    ➖
    NEVITT, Sean Matthew resigned
    director
  28. 2016-10-14
    ➕
    STOCKTON, Rachel Isabel Lilian appointed
    director
  29. 2014-10-27
    ➕
    BYERS, Karen appointed
    director
  30. 2014-10-27
    ➖
    LEACH, Barry John resigned
    director
  31. 2014-10-27
    ➕
    NEVITT, Sean Matthew appointed
    director
  32. 2014-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 0045 DERBYFIT (LEASECO) LIMITED
  33. 2014-05-14
    ➕
    OLSEN, Cameron John appointed
    secretary
  34. 2014-05-14
    ➕
    LEACH, Barry John 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.)

Group structure

Fitness Estates Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Fitness Estates Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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0045 DERBYFIT (LEASECO) LIMITED
This company · 09039481

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Fitness Estates Limited
Corporate entity
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Unit A
Brook Park East
Shirebrook
NG20 8RY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last: 2025-05-14

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

DICK, Alastair Peter Orford→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OLSEN, Cameron John→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-14 · resigned 2019-07-01
Resigned
PIPER, Thomas James→
secretary · appointed 2019-07-01 · resigned 2022-07-28
Resigned
ADEGOKE, Adedotun Ademola→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2024-12-05
Resigned
BYERS, Karen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-10-27 · resigned 2016-10-14
Resigned
LEACH, Barry John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-05-14 · resigned 2014-10-27
Resigned
NEVITT, Sean Matthew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-10-27 · resigned 2016-10-14
Resigned
STOCKTON, Rachel Isabel Lilian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2019-03-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19