1K DEGREES LTD

🌳Matureactive
09681542 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£5.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. 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, 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,376
Net assets shrinking
Down £117 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£6kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£5.4k£5.5k
Current assets£5.4k£5.5k
Net assets£5.4k£5.5k

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. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-30
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  4. 2023-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-06-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-06-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-01
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    LEE, Lavina appointed
    director
  13. 2020-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2017-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2015-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 1K DEGREES LTD
  19. 2015-07-10
    ➕
    LEE, Kelvin Ka Wing appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Kelvin Ka Wing Lee
Individual · British · DOB 01/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/07/2016

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
Incorporated2015-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

47 Overstone Road
London
W6 0AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LEE, Kelvin Ka Wing→
director · ~37y · appointed 2015-07-10
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Active
LEE, Lavina→
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-02-01
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-19