1494 CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11155352 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-17
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-05-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-02-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-01-31
    GAIROLA, Priyanka resigned
    director
  7. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-05-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-02-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-02-06
    GAIROLA, Priyanka appointed
    director
  12. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-09-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-10-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-01-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  21. 2020-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-04-20
    GAIROLA, Vinay Kumar appointed
    director
  23. 2018-04-15
    GAIROLA, Priyanka resigned
    director
  24. 2018-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1494 CONSULTANTS LTD
  25. 2018-01-17
    GAIROLA, Priyanka appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-13

Group structure

The Great Tusker Uk Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
The Great Tusker Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
1494 CONSULTANTS LTD
This company · 11155352

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Great Tusker Uk Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/02/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Halkin Investments Group Limitedceased 15/07/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mrs Priyanka Gairolaceased 01/02/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

No 6. Wey House
15 Church Street
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 8NA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-27

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GAIROLA, Vinay Kumar
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-04-20
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Active
GAIROLA, Priyanka
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-02-06 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned
GAIROLA, Priyanka
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-01-17 · resigned 2018-04-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31