A1 LOCUMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05287649 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-16
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£101.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £101,189
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£223k
Net Worth
£101k
Current Assets
£279k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £101.2k | — |
| Current assets | £278.9k | — |
| Cash | £223.0k | — |
| Debtors | £55.9k | — |
| Net assets | £101.2k | — |
| Average employees | — | 600 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-08-31➖ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-04-04➕ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-04-04➖CH BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 LOCUMS LIMITED
- 2004-11-16➕ALDERTON, Clare Margaret appointeddirector
- 2004-11-16➕A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-11-16➖A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-11-16➕CH BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-11-16➕A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-11-16➖A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Cma Holdings (Northants) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cma Holdings (Northants) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A1 LOCUMS LIMITED
This company · 05287649
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cma Holdings (Northants) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 08/03/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Clare Margaret Aldertonceased 08/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities
Registered office
Priesthay Wood Farm Wappenham Road
Syresham
Brackley
Northamptonshire
NN13 5PU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
ALDERTON, Clare Margaret→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2004-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-11-16 · resigned 2004-11-16
ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-04 · resigned 2012-08-31
CH BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-11-16 · resigned 2007-04-04
A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2004-11-16 · resigned 2004-11-16
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Recent filings (68 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-04