A1 PROPERTIES (MIDLANDS) LTD

💤Zombieactive
12110907 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-18
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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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£-33.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56302Public houses and bars
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68201Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.6y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
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
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £33,004

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£33k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 228% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£52k-£38k-£25k-£11k£2k£16kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£-33.0k£-22.0k
Current assets£15.9k£4.8k
Net assets£-33.0k£-52.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-11
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    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-04-11
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    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2025-04-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2025-04-11
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    Charge satisfied #3
  8. 2025-04-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  9. 2025-04-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2025-03-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2025-03-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2025-03-21
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  13. 2025-03-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  14. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-11-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2023-11-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2023-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-11-08
    SINGH, Amarjit appointed
    director
  20. 2023-11-08
    KAUR, Kamaljit resigned
    director
  21. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-02-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  25. 2020-02-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  26. 2020-02-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  27. 2020-01-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  28. 2019-12-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  29. 2019-07-18
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 PROPERTIES (MIDLANDS) LTD
  30. 2019-07-18
    KAUR, Kamaljit 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 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Amarjit Singh
Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/11/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Kamaljit Kaurceased 08/11/2023· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Justa House, 204-208 Holbrook Lane
Coventry
CV6 4DD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SINGH, Amarjit
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-11-08
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Active
KAUR, Kamaljit
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-07-18 · resigned 2023-11-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge3 properties21/03/2025
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge3 properties21/03/2025
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge1 property24/02/202011/04/2025
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge31/01/202011/04/2025
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge14/12/201911/04/2025
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Recent filings (27 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-10