1-UN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06192205 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-29
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
  • · Opportunity score: 67 → 75
  • · Bankability: 65 → 75
  • · Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
  • · 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Opportunity score: 67 → 75
  • ↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
  • ↑Bankability: 65 → 75
  • ·Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£302
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-29
Total assets£0
Current assets£302
Net assets£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-12-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-05-03
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    STEAD, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 1-UN LIMITED
  18. 2007-03-29
    ➕
    STEAD, David appointed
    director
  19. 2007-03-29
    ➕
    STEAD, Margaret appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
David Stead
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

17 Arley Terrace
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS12 2PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STEAD, David→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-03-29
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Active
STEAD, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-29 · resigned 2014-05-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14