1ST LEISURE CORPORATION LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14299718 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-16
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-21.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70100Activities of head offices
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,631
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
Net Worth
-£22k
Current Assets
£132k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £118.4k |
| Current assets | £132.3k |
| Cash | £3.6k |
| Debtors | £128.7k |
| Net assets | £-21.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-07➕FARGHALY, Lucas appointeddirector
- 2024-09-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-04-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST LEISURE CORPORATION LTD
- 2022-08-16➕ZUK, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2022-08-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Zuk Individual · British · DOB 06/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/08/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Elliot Jackceased 17/10/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
73a London Road
Alderley Edge
Cheshire
SK9 7DY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FARGHALY, Lucas→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2025-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ZUK, Alexander→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (25 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-22
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-22