1XV CONSULTANCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
10130357 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-18
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Post-graduate level higher education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £4,714
Net assets shrinking
Down £743 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£6kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£5.6k£6.4k
Current assets£4.9k£6.5k
Net assets£4.7k£5.5k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-07-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-07
    BAKER, Christine appointed
    secretary
  15. 2017-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-03-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2016-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 1XV CONSULTANCY LTD
  18. 2016-04-18
    BAKER, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Philip Baker
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
5075%
50-75% shares18/04/2016
Mrs Christine Baker
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
2550%
25-50% shares18/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85422 — Post-graduate level higher education

Registered office

Abergail First Drift
Wothorpe
Stamford
PE9 3JL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BAKER, Christine
secretary · appointed 2017-03-07
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Active
BAKER, Andrew
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-04-18
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29