DFC FIT GYM LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC833798 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-11
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
61/100
Worth a look
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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 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-03-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-03-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-01-12
    LEATHEM, Samantha resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DFC FIT GYM LTD
  6. 2025-01-11
    FULTON, Steven Charles appointed
    director
  7. 2025-01-11
    LEATHEM, Samantha appointed
    director
  8. 2025-01-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Charles Fulton
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/01/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Samantha Leathemceased 12/01/2025· 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
Incorporated2025-01-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Spectrum House 1a North Avenue
Clydebank Business Park
Clydebank
G81 2DR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-24OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FULTON, Steven Charles
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-01-11
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Active
LEATHEM, Samantha
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-01-11 · resigned 2025-01-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (4 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-11