1Y LONDON LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08372834 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-24
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-01-25➕BUKSH, Simon appointeddirector
- 2013-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 1Y LONDON LIMITED
- 2013-01-24➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
- 2013-01-24➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
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 65. 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 13 years.
- 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 Simon Buksh Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | — | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 01/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Property · N postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
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| 172/174 ST. ANN'S ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 03125516 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| 189 TUFNELL PARK ROAD LIMITED→ 01732039 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
| 1A CANONBURY LANE LTD→ 14694890 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1A DRAYTON PARK LTD→ 11219717 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 1C&D DRAYTON PARK LTD→ 14813227 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 20 CHURCH STREET LIMITED→ 08167487 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 20 GRUNEISEN ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD→ 11662343 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 20 STRATFORD ESTATES LTD→ 15440435 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 201 BRECKNOCK ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 02372994 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| 2016 VENTURES LIMITED→ 10035310 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 2020 ESTATE AGENT LTD→ 12454000 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 205 SIRDAR ROAD LIMITED→ 12966227 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies
Registered office
55 The Mall
London
N14 6LR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
BUKSH, Simon→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-01-24 · resigned 2013-01-24
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-13