1A (1ST ALLIANCE) SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07071978 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-10

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 9.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.1y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	2800	2800

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 4 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-05
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SIMMONS, Christopher John appointed
director
2026-04-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-30
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ALI, Rana Zahid appointed
director
2026-03-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-14
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ALI, Rana Zahid resigned
director
2026-03-13
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AHMAD, Zubair resigned
director
2025-12-23
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-10
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ALI, Rana Zahid appointed
director
2025-11-29
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-29
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
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ALI, Rana Zahid resigned
director
2025-09-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-02
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SIMMONS, Christopher John resigned
director
2025-08-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-22
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MAHMOOD, Sarah appointed
director
2025-07-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
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SIMMONS, Christopher John appointed
director
2024-02-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-05
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ALI, Rana Zahid appointed
director
2022-03-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-17
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ALI, Rana resigned
director
2020-04-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-03-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Gc Factoring LTD
2017-04-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
2016-04-01
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SIMMONS, Christopher resigned
director
2015-10-01
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AHMAD, Zubair appointed
director
2015-03-12
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AHMAD, Zubair resigned
director
2015-02-02
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AHMAD, Zubair appointed
director
2014-11-21
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AHMAD, Zubair resigned
director
2014-07-24
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AHMAD, Zubair appointed
director
2014-06-01
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AHMAD, Zubair resigned
secretary
2014-06-01
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AHMAD, Zubair resigned
director
2014-06-01
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ALI, Rana appointed
director
2012-09-20
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SIMMONS, Christopher appointed
director
2012-02-16
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ZUBAIR, Seher resigned
secretary
2012-02-12
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AHMAD, Zubair appointed
secretary
2012-01-27
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SHEIKH, Waqas Jamil resigned
director
2011-12-15
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AHMAD, Zubair appointed
director
2011-06-03
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AHMAD, Zubair resigned
director
2011-06-02
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SHEIKH, Waqas Jamil appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: AHMAD, Zubair resigned 2026-03-13; ALI, Rana Zahid resigned 2026-03-14; ALI, Rana Zahid resigned 2025-11-28

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Rana Zahid Ali Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47	50–75%	—	board control50-75% shares · board control	10/12/2025
Miss Sarah Mahmood Individual · British · DOB 05/2006 · age 20	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	28/11/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Rana Zahid Aliceased 28/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2009-11-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Vista Business Centre

50 Salisbury Road

Hounslow

TW4 6JQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-11

Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

ALI, Rana Zahid→

director · ~47y · appointed 2026-03-30

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Active

MAHMOOD, Sarah→

director · ~20y · appointed 2025-07-22

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Active

SIMMONS, Christopher John→

director · ~66y · appointed 2026-04-05

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Active

AHMAD, Zubair→

secretary · appointed 2012-02-12 · resigned 2014-06-01

Resigned

ZUBAIR, Seher→

secretary · appointed 2009-11-10 · resigned 2012-02-16

Resigned

AHMAD, Zubair→

director · ~54y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2026-03-13

Resigned

AHMAD, Zubair→

director · ~54y · appointed 2015-02-02 · resigned 2015-03-12

Resigned

AHMAD, Zubair→

director · ~54y · appointed 2014-07-24 · resigned 2014-11-21

Resigned

AHMAD, Zubair→

director · ~54y · appointed 2011-12-15 · resigned 2014-06-01

Resigned

AHMAD, Zubair→

director · ~54y · appointed 2009-11-10 · resigned 2011-06-03

Resigned

ALI, Rana Zahid→

director · ~47y · appointed 2025-12-10 · resigned 2026-03-14

Resigned

ALI, Rana Zahid→

director · ~47y · appointed 2022-06-05 · resigned 2025-11-28

Resigned

ALI, Rana→

director · ~47y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2022-03-17

Resigned

SHEIKH, Waqas Jamil→

director · ~47y · appointed 2011-06-02 · resigned 2012-01-27

Resigned

SIMMONS, Christopher John→

director · ~66y · appointed 2025-01-10 · resigned 2025-09-02

Resigned

SIMMONS, Christopher→

director · ~66y · appointed 2012-09-20 · resigned 2016-04-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Gc Factoring Gc Factoring LTD	A registered charge	—	05/03/2020	—
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD	A registered charge	—	26/04/2017	27/04/2020

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Recent filings (78 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-04-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-04-18

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-04-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-27

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-12-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-12-22

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-11-29

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-11-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-09-13

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-22

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-07-22