1 WIN LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05955937 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-04
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
50 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-10-11➖WINGRAVE YEATS AGENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 WIN LIMITED
- 2006-10-04➕BATES, Giles Langley appointeddirector
- 2006-10-04➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-10-04➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-10-04➕WINGRAVE YEATS AGENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-10-04➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-10-04➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Giles Langley Bates Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
44 Drakefield Road
London
SW17 8RP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
BATES, Giles Langley→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-04 · resigned 2006-10-04
WINGRAVE YEATS AGENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-04 · resigned 2012-10-11
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-04 · resigned 2006-10-04
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Recent filings (50 total)
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2025-10-06
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2025-06-25
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2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2024-06-20
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2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-23