1ST UKIMMIGRATION LAWYERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11503294 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-07
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
19 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£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2018-11-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2018-11-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2018-11-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2018-11-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2018-11-01
    METIBEMU, Daniel Adeniyi appointed
    director
  12. 2018-11-01
    AKANDE, Hannah Adejumoke resigned
    director
  13. 2018-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST UKIMMIGRATION LAWYERS LTD
  15. 2018-08-07
    AKANDE, Hannah Adejumoke appointed
    director
  16. 2018-08-07
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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 Daniel Adeniyi Metibemu
Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Hannah Adejumoke Akandeceased 01/11/2018· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2018-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

21 Alamein Avenue
Chatham
ME5 0HZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

METIBEMU, Daniel Adeniyi
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-11-01
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Active
AKANDE, Hannah Adejumoke
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-08-07 · resigned 2018-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-11-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-11-05