FITNESS FIRST CLUBS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-19 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-05
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-9% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
-70.7% vs 2024
Employees
379
-11.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-27.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- FITNESS FIRST CLUBS LIMITED 1996-09-09 → present
- FITNESS FIRST (DERBY) LIMITED 1996-06-05 → 1996-09-09
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,369,000 | £38,419,000 | |
| Operating profit | £3,163,000 | £2,155,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,922,000 | £2,113,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,922,000 | £2,113,000 | |
| Cash | £3,066,000 | £2,791,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £31,916,000 | £21,294,000 | |
| Net assets | £17,731,000 | £5,194,000 | |
| Equity | £17,731,000 | £5,194,000 | |
| Average employees | 430 | 379 | |
| Wages | £9,573,000 | £8,605,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.2% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | 7.6% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.9% | 10.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.55x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | 13.02x | 51.31x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fairhurst Audit Services Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking the above factors into consideration, the directors believe that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The company successfully implemented a Restructuring Plan with an effective date of 3 July 2023, scheduled to remain in force until 2 July 2026.”
- “A further three gyms (Berkeley Square, Tottenham Court Road, Brighton) have closed in the year ended 31 March 2025.”
- “One new club has been opened in the year ended 31 March 2025 (Tottenham Court Road membership transferred to a new gym in Marylebone).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEST, Scott Barry | Director | 2016-09-30 | Mar 1976 | British |
| RILEY, Anthony John | Director | 2019-01-08 | Dec 1967 | British |
| SHARPE, Matthew Joseph | Director | 2023-08-01 | Aug 1987 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALFOUR, Michael William | Secretary | 1996-06-05 | 1996-09-20 |
| CADD, Susan Anne | Secretary | 1996-09-20 | 2016-09-30 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-06-05 | 1996-06-05 |
| ASH, Christopher | Director | 2002-11-25 | 2005-01-31 |
| BALFOUR, Michael William | Director | 1996-06-05 | 2005-05-30 |
| BODDY, Peter Ashley | Director | 2004-10-11 | 2006-04-30 |
| BROWN, Matthew | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2008-05-30 |
| BYNG-MADDICK, Zillah | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2009-11-13 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Nigel Ronald | Director | 1997-05-01 | 2002-09-27 |
| CHESTER, Ross | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2007-06-30 |
| CHILD, Colin Charles | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2003-04-11 |
| COGGINS, Allan | Director | 2001-06-04 | 2003-05-23 |
| CORNES, Daniel Andrew | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2019-01-08 |
| COWEN, Anthony | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2006-04-19 |
| CRAWFORD, Derek | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| DARLEY, Charles | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2003-10-07 |
| FEINGOLD, Limor | Director | 2006-06-26 | 2007-02-28 |
| FLOOKS, George | Director | 2004-11-03 | 2011-04-01 |
| GAMBLE, John William | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2012-02-15 |
| GAVAGHAN, Kevin | Director | 2001-06-04 | 2002-09-06 |
| GUSCOTT, Malcolm Sinclair | Director | 1996-10-10 | 2002-03-04 |
| JONES, David Milo | Director | 2011-04-06 | 2016-07-31 |
| KAY, Harry | Director | 2007-04-23 | 2016-09-30 |
| KEIGHTLEY, Timothy Daniel | Director | 2004-10-08 | 2005-03-18 |
| KENGELBACH, Jan | Director | 2012-03-12 | 2012-09-05 |
| LAWLER-HALL, Sophie | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2015-10-31 |
| LEONARD, Matthew James | Director | 2004-10-08 | 2006-08-23 |
| MCGOLDRICK, James Edward | Director | 2002-12-04 | 2005-12-31 |
| METCALF, Michael Edward | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| MITCHELL, Martin Leslie | Director | 2004-10-08 | 2007-01-05 |
| NEWMAN, Timothy Carlo | Director | 2002-09-02 | 2012-12-14 |
| PHILLIPS, Sean | Director | 1996-06-05 | 2002-10-31 |
| PIKE, Alexandra Louise | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2007-01-05 |
| RUZICKA, Suzanne | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2004-10-08 |
| SEIBOLD, Martin | Director | 2006-07-17 | 2017-04-28 |
| SMITH, Nicholas James | Director | 2005-06-06 | 2008-09-03 |
| TALBERG, Craig | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2009-09-15 |
| TATTON-BROWN, Duncan Eden | Director | 2010-03-31 | 2012-02-15 |
| TAYLOR, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2004-10-08 | 2007-11-12 |
| TUNE, Neil | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2016-09-30 |
| WAGGETT, Colin Douglas | Director | 2004-10-08 | 2012-02-10 |
| WHELAN, David | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2023-08-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Jeremy David | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2012-02-15 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-06-05 | 1996-06-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddox Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-10 | Active |
| Mrs Jayne Alison Best | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2019-09-10 |
| Dave Whelan Sports Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2019-09-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 336 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-01-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-30 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-04-30 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+0.1%
£38,369,000 £38,419,000
-
Cash
-9%
£3,066,000 £2,791,000
-
Net assets
-70.7%
£17,731,000 £5,194,000
-
Employees
-11.9%
430 379
-
Operating profit
-31.9%
£3,163,000 £2,155,000
-
Profit before tax
-27.7%
£2,922,000 £2,113,000
-
Wages
-10.1%
£9,573,000 £8,605,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers