1SA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08675253 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1000900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-11-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-09-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-11-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2021-11-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  14. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-04-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Metro Bank PLC
  19. 2013-09-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 1SA LIMITED
  20. 2013-09-03
    ANAND, Sandeep Singh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 13 years.
  • 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
Mr Sandeep Singh Anand
Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
75100%
75-100% shares · firm interest03/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

7 Sopwith Road
Heston
Hounslow
Middlesex
TW5 9LF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ANAND, Sandeep Singh
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-09-03
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Metro Bank
Metro Bank PLC
A registered charge01/04/201403/11/2021

Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-31