1ST NATIONAL TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14090948 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-06
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 May 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
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£0May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-11-25
    ABDULLAHI, Ahmed Warera appointed
    director
  3. 2025-11-25
    SYMES, Darren resigned
    director
  4. 2025-11-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-11-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-11-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-11-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-11-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-11-25
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-11-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2025-02-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST NATIONAL TRADING LIMITED
  14. 2022-05-06
    SYMES, Darren appointed
    director
  15. 2022-05-06
    📄
    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
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

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 Ahmed Warera Abdullahi
Individual · British · DOB 08/2004 · age 22
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/11/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Darren Symesceased 25/11/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Flat 52 Coombe House
Dalmeny Avenue
London
N7 0JX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ABDULLAHI, Ahmed Warera
director · ~22y · appointed 2025-11-25
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Active
SYMES, Darren
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-05-06 · resigned 2025-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-06