1UP GAMING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09559624 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-24
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-3.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,737
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Net Worth
-£4k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.5k | £-5.2k |
| Current assets | £10.2k | £6.8k |
| Cash | £5.6k | £5.9k |
| Debtors | £1.1k | £108 |
| Net assets | £-3.7k | £-5.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-05-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-05-08➖ALLEN, Georgina Louise resignedsecretary
- 2015-06-01➕ALLEN, Georgina Louise appointedsecretary
- 2015-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 1UP GAMING LIMITED
- 2015-04-24➕PIERCE, Michael David appointeddirector
- 2015-04-24➕BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar appointeddirector
- 2015-04-24➖BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar resigneddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael David Pierce Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
Building 5, Unit 5b Bentwaters Parks
Rendlesham
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 2TW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
PIERCE, Michael David→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALLEN, Georgina Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2016-05-08
BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2015-04-24 · resigned 2015-04-24
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19