WWK 1 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09089003 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-17
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-06-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-06-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-06-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-09
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As WWK 1 LIMITED
  19. 2014-06-17
    ➕
    GANDHI, Shirin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Shirin Gandhi
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Building 4 Foundation Park
Roxborough Way
Maidenhead
SL6 3UD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GANDHI, Shirin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-17
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-20