A1 PROFESSIONALS LTD

💤Zombieactive

13207441 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-17

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

£-13.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Sector: Administrative & support services

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: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £13,064

Net assets shrinking

Down £13,088 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£13k

↓ 54533% YoY

Current Assets

£5k

↓ 45% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28
Total assets	£-13.1k	£170
Current assets	£5.1k	£9.2k
Cash	—	£9.2k
Debtors	—	£1
Net assets	£-13.1k	£24

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-19
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MADRIAGO, Virgina resigned
secretary
2024-08-19
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MADRIAGO, Virginia resigned
secretary
2023-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-20
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MADRIAGO, Virgina appointed
secretary
2023-03-20
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MADRIAGO, Virginia appointed
secretary
2022-09-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-06
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
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MADRIAGO, Virginia resigned
secretary
2022-08-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-21
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-14
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CRESPO, Hawa appointed
director
2021-06-14
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MADRIAGO, Virginia appointed
secretary
2021-06-14
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MADRIAGO, Virginia resigned
director
2021-06-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-14
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-06-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-17
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Company incorporated
As A1 PROFESSIONALS LTD
2021-02-17
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MADRIAGO, Virginia 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Hawa Crespo Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest	05/06/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Virginia Madriagoceased 04/06/2021· 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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2021-02-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

10 Elmer House Penfold Street

London

NW8 8AY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-20

Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CRESPO, Hawa→

director · ~56y · appointed 2021-06-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MADRIAGO, Virgina→

secretary · appointed 2023-03-20 · resigned 2024-08-19

Resigned

MADRIAGO, Virginia→

secretary · appointed 2023-03-20 · resigned 2024-08-19

Resigned

MADRIAGO, Virginia→

secretary · appointed 2021-06-14 · resigned 2022-08-17

Resigned

MADRIAGO, Virginia→

director · ~49y · appointed 2021-02-17 · resigned 2021-06-14

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-11-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-09

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-08-29

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-08-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-08

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-03-21

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-03-21

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-09-07

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-06

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-09-06

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-09-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-25