1ST GUARDING UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
13449774 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-10
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£7.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Private security activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£9kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Current assets£6.6k£8.5k
Net assets£7.1k£4.5k

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
3
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-09-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2025-07-30
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  8. 2025-07-30
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  9. 2025-07-30
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  10. 2025-07-30
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  11. 2025-07-30
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  12. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2025-02-14
    MIRZA, Muhammad Hunzla appointed
    director
  14. 2025-02-14
    ABUBAKR, Sehvish resigned
    director
  15. 2025-02-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2025-02-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2025-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2025-02-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2024-12-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-06-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST GUARDING UK LTD
  23. 2021-06-10
    ABUBAKR, Sehvish appointed
    director
  24. 2021-06-10
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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

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Muhammad Hunzla Mirza
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 01/2002 · age 24
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/02/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Sehvish Abubakrceased 14/02/2025· 75-100% shares

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

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9 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
Incorporated2021-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities

Registered office

Suite 13 13 Quad Road
East Lane Business Park
Wembley
HA9 7NE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MIRZA, Muhammad Hunzla
director · ~24y · appointed 2025-02-14
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Active
ABUBAKR, Sehvish
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-06-10 · resigned 2025-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-16
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-07-30
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-07-30
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-07-30
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-07-30
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-14