AO ELITE LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC820777 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-27
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-11-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2024-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-27
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    Company incorporated
    As AO ELITE LTD
  5. 2024-08-27
    GABELLONE, Ryan William appointed
    director
  6. 2024-08-27
    TAYLOR, Lynda Dorothy appointed
    director
  7. 2024-08-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Ryan William Gabellone
Individual · British · DOB 01/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/08/2024

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
Incorporated2024-08-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Innovation 3 Fric
Ajax Way
Methil
KY8 3RS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GABELLONE, Ryan William
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-08-27
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TAYLOR, Lynda Dorothy
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-08-27
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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-27