1ST TRANSPORT INNOVATION (READING) LTD

💤Zombieactive
08968645 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-31
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: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49320SIC 49320
  • 52290Other transportation support activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
42 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees-8000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-12-06
    AMJAD, Muhammad appointed
    director
  4. 2025-12-06
    HUSSAIN, Iftikhar resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-12-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-12-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-03-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2025-03-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-07-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2023-06-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-06-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2022-05-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2021-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-10-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  21. 2020-10-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  22. 2014-03-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST TRANSPORT INNOVATION (READING) LTD
  23. 2014-03-31
    HUSSAIN, Iftikhar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Muhammad Amjad
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
75100%
75-100% shares06/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Iftikhar Hussainceased 06/12/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2014-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Regus
Brook Drive
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 6UB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AMJAD, Muhammad
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-12-06
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Active
HUSSAIN, Iftikhar
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2025-12-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06