A1 TRANSPORT RECRUITMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12464765 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-14
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,624

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£527k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-27
Total assets£4.2k
Current assets£526.8k
Cash£4.5k
Debtors£479.0k
Net assets£3.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-03-26
    ➕
    THEOCHARIS, Stavros appointed
    director
  5. 2026-03-26
    ➖
    GEORGIOU, Alexander Andreas resigned
    director
  6. 2026-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-11-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-11-03
    ➕
    GEORGIOU, Alexander Andreas appointed
    director
  12. 2023-11-03
    ➖
    PANAYI, Lazaris resigned
    director
  13. 2023-10-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-10-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-07-07
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2023-07-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2023-06-01
    ➖
    THEOCHARIS, Stavros resigned
    director
  18. 2023-06-01
    ➖
    THEODOROU, Christian Charalambos Guiseppe resigned
    director
  19. 2023-05-24
    ➕
    THEODOROU, Christian Charalambos Guiseppe appointed
    director
  20. 2023-05-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-10-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2021-10-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  25. 2021-10-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2021-10-08
    ➖
    SHORT, Alexander George resigned
    director
  27. 2020-10-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC
  28. 2020-02-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 TRANSPORT RECRUITMENT LIMITED
  29. 2020-02-14
    ➕
    PANAYI, Lazaris appointed
    director
  30. 2020-02-14
    ➕
    SHORT, Alexander George appointed
    director
  31. 2020-02-14
    ➕
    THEOCHARIS, Stavros 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

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 Stavros Theocharis
Individual · British · DOB 12/1993 · age 33
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alexander George Shortceased 08/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

Solar House
282 Chase Road
London
N14 6NZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last made up to: 2025-02-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

THEOCHARIS, Stavros→
director · ~33y · appointed 2026-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEORGIOU, Alexander Andreas→
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-11-03 · resigned 2026-03-26
Resigned
PANAYI, Lazaris→
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-02-14 · resigned 2023-11-03
Resigned
SHORT, Alexander George→
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-02-14 · resigned 2021-10-08
Resigned
THEOCHARIS, Stavros→
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-02-14 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
THEODOROU, Christian Charalambos Guiseppe→
director · ~28y · appointed 2023-05-24 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Hitachi Capital (UK)
Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property29/10/202007/07/2023

Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-07