1401 CAPITAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11264494 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-20
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100200

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.

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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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-28
    VALI, Hajra resigned
    director
  6. 2024-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-05-20
    VALI, Hajra appointed
    director
  14. 2018-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 1401 CAPITAL LIMITED
  15. 2018-03-20
    VALI, Riaz appointed
    director
  16. 2018-03-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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 Riaz Vali
Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/03/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Hajra Valiceased 18/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

62-66 Deansgate
Manchester
M3 2EN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

VALI, Riaz
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-03-20
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Active
VALI, Hajra
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-05-20 · resigned 2024-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23