1ST WORLD SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14396235 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-04
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red 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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
    RAHMAN, Masuder appointed
    director
  2. 2026-03-12
    COHEN, Neil Stuart resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-03-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-10-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2025-10-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-10-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-10-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST WORLD SYSTEMS LIMITED
  16. 2022-10-04
    COHEN, Neil Stuart appointed
    director
  17. 2022-10-04
    SYMES, Darren appointed
    director
  18. 2022-10-04
    SYMES, Darren resigned
    director
  19. 2022-10-04
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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 low
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
Masuder Rahman
Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37
75100%
75-100% shares12/03/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Neil Cohenceased 12/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Darren Symesceased 04/10/2022· 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
Incorporated2022-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Technocentre
Puma Way
Coventry
CV1 2TT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

RAHMAN, Masuder
director · ~37y · appointed 2026-03-12
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Active
COHEN, Neil Stuart
director · ~65y · appointed 2022-10-04 · resigned 2026-03-12
Resigned
SYMES, Darren
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-10-04 · resigned 2022-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30