1-2-3 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04630084 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-07
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£892
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
70 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £892
Net assets shrinking
Down £394 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£892
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£519£1k£2k£2k£3kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£892£1.3k
Current assets£2.6k£2.6k
Cash£2.6k£2.6k
Net assets£892£1.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  2. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-11
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  7. 2022-11-11
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  8. 2022-11-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-30
    ➖
    MARTYN, Vivienne Mary resigned
    director
  18. 2015-06-01
    ➖
    ADL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  19. 2014-07-01
    ➕
    NEWBOUND, Ann-Marie appointed
    director
  20. 2012-02-01
    ➕
    MARTYN, Vivienne Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2006-12-01
    ➕
    A D L SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-12-01
    ➕
    ADL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2006-11-30
    ➖
    PPS SUPPORT SERVICES SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-11-30
    ➖
    PPS SUPPORT SERVICES DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    PPS SUPPORT SERVICES SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2003-04-25
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2003-04-25
    ➖
    DIRECTOR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    PPS SUPPORT SERVICES DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2003-01-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1-2-3 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  30. 2003-01-07
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2003-01-07
    ➕
    DIRECTOR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Ann-Marie Newbound
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Vivienne Mary Martynceased 30/09/2017· significant influence

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
Incorporated2003-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

16 Langton Avenue
Weymouth
DT4 9AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

A D L SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWBOUND, Ann-Marie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PPS SUPPORT SERVICES SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2006-11-30
Resigned
SECRETARIAL NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-01-07 · resigned 2003-04-25
Resigned
MARTYN, Vivienne Mary→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2017-09-30
Resigned
ADL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2015-06-01
Resigned
DIRECTOR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-01-07 · resigned 2003-04-25
Resigned
PPS SUPPORT SERVICES DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2006-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-11-11
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07