A1 GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13715744 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-01
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth 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
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-03-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-02-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-02
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-02-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  12. 2021-11-01
    KHAN, Sabbir Mahmud appointed
    director
  13. 2021-11-01
    📄
    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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sabbir Mahmud Khan
Individual · Bangladeshi · DOB 10/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/11/2021

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
Incorporated2021-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

167 Berners Road
Sheffield
S2 2BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-11-30OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KHAN, Sabbir Mahmud
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-11-01
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-07
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-03-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-01