1123 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12448506 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,735
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,700 YoY
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 106% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£2k£7k£16k£25k£34k£43kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-1.7k£27.0k
Current assets£28.9k£43.4k
Cash£17.4k£20.5k
Debtors£11.6k£22.9k
Net assets£-1.7k£27.0k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 1123 LIMITED
  12. 2020-02-07
    CHAUDHRI, Fazal Haq appointed
    director
  13. 2020-02-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Fazal Haq Chaudhri
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

19 Gresty Avenue
Manchester
M22 5JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHAUDHRI, Fazal Haq
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-02-07
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-02-08