1 AS TALENT LTD

🚨Distressedactive
10609444 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-08
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£-30.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £30,859

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£31k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£31k-£15k£2k£19k£36k£52kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£-13.5k£21.5k
Current assets£19.0k£52.5k
Net assets£-30.9k£-31.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2019-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-03-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2018-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2017-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 AS TALENT LTD
  11. 2017-02-08
    BRAUD, Jean-Paul Michel appointed
    director
  12. 2017-02-08
    MOREL, Gregory, Christophe Patrick appointed
    director
  13. 2017-02-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gregory, Christophe Patrick Morel
Individual · French · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
75100%
75-100% shares08/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

20-22 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRAUD, Jean-Paul Michel
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-02-08
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Active
MOREL, Gregory, Christophe Patrick
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-02-08
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Active

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-10-25