1A CHURCH ROAD LTD

💤Zombieactive
11675776 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-13
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-6.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,391

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£6k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£6k-£6k-£6k-£6k-£6k-£6kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£21.3k£21.3k
Net assets£-6.4k£-6.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-12-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-04
    WATSON, Christopher resigned
    director
  13. 2020-02-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-01-09
    WATSON, Christopher appointed
    director
  15. 2019-01-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As 1A CHURCH ROAD LTD
  17. 2018-11-13
    ORTON, Thomas Jude appointed
    director
  18. 2018-11-13
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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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Jude Orton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Watsonceased 10/02/2020· 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
Incorporated2018-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

9 Scholars Green Avenue
Cheadle Hulme
Cheshire
SK8 7GZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ORTON, Thomas Jude
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-11-13
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Active
WATSON, Christopher
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-01-09 · resigned 2020-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14