1 IS 2 MANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08958176 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-25
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 steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£12.0k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -56% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,048
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,733 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 56% YoY
Cash YoY
-56%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 56% YoY
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£7k£10k£13k£16kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£12.2k£16.0k
Current assets£12.8k£16.3k
Cash£3.1k£6.9k
Debtors£9.7k£9.3k
Net assets£12.0k£15.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-24
    DRISCOLL, Anne Susan resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2014-03-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 IS 2 MANY LIMITED
  18. 2014-03-25
    DRISCOLL, Clive Julian appointed
    director
  19. 2014-03-25
    DRISCOLL, Anne Susan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Clive Julian Driscoll
Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Castle House
High Street
Ammanford
SA18 2NB
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DRISCOLL, Clive Julian
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-03-25
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Active
DRISCOLL, Anne Susan
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-03-25 · resigned 2026-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-14