1 CONNECT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11639694 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-418.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £418,281
Very low cash
Cash position: £0
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£0
Net Worth
-£418k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Assets
£57k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-418.3k | £89.6k |
| Current assets | £56.8k | £89.6k |
| Cash | £0 | £0 |
| Debtors | £43.0k | £89.6k |
| Net assets | £-418.3k | £-391.5k |
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 (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-06➕ROBERTSON, Clarke appointeddirector
- 2024-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-05-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-12➕TAYLOR, Mark David appointeddirector
- 2022-05-12➖WYLY, Patrick Simon resigneddirector
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-08-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-08-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-02-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-01-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2019-05-01➕WILSON, Lee appointeddirector
- 2019-05-01➖KENNEDY, Keith Samuel George resigneddirector
- 2019-05-01➕WYLY, Patrick Simon appointeddirector
- 2018-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 CONNECT LIMITED
- 2018-10-24➕KENNEDY, Keith Samuel George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Eht Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Eht Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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1 CONNECT LIMITED
This company · 11639694
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eht Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/05/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Harry Daniel Shieldsceased 12/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Keith Samuel George Kennedyceased 01/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 111 INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 16202483 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 360 LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES LTD→ 15056333 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 4WARD BRANDS LIMITED→ 08598601 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46510 — Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software
Registered office
Genesis Centre Garrett Field
Birchwood
Warrington
WA3 7BH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
ROBERTSON, Clarke→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-02-06
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TAYLOR, Mark David→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-05-12
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Active
KENNEDY, Keith Samuel George→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-10-24 · resigned 2019-05-01
WYLY, Patrick Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-05-01 · resigned 2022-05-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 23/01/2020 | 13/05/2025 |
Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-05-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-16